Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Plutocrats Control the US Political System, But They Can Still Be Defeated Until we climb out of our silos and mount a massive cross-issue campaign, we will continue to lose our democracy. By Peter Montague , Truthout September 3, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Kenosha Tour Was Another Crude Appeal to White Grievance Trump’s “law and order” rhetoric during his Wisconsin visit revealed his desperation as his reelection campaign flails. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout September 2, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Racial Justice RNC Gave Prime Time to Vigilantes. The Next Day a Gunman Shot BLM Protesters. The RNC illustrates the many links between explicit and implicit endorsements of white supremacy and authoritarianism. By Mark Bray , Truthout August 26, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections New Far Right Party Aims to Stoke Fear of BLM Into Organized White Supremacy The National Justice Party could provide cover of legitimacy for white nationalists to foment vigilante violence. By Shane Burley , Truthout August 25, 2020 Truthout
Photo Essay | Racial Justice Erasure of Black History in Favor of White Narratives Isn’t Limited to the US Rio de Janeiro’s Caju Cemetery, built over a cemetery for enslaved people, is symbolic of the erasure of Black history. By Mirna Wabi-Sabi & Fabio Teixeira , Truthout August 23, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Abolishing Police Is a Step Toward Ending White Supremacy and Capitalism We must also dismantle the entire criminal legal apparatus rooted in economic exploitation and racial oppression. By Kristian Williams , Truthout August 8, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice” Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice. By Fania E. Davis & Teiahsha Bankhead , Truthout July 23, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice George Yancy: To Be Black in the US Is to Have a Knee Against Your Neck Each Day White existence is secured, protected and rendered “sacred” because Black existence isn't, says the philosopher. By Woojin Lim , Truthout July 18, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The GOP’s “Southern Strategy” Shows How White Supremacy Fuels Class Exploitation A deliberately created racial hierarchy makes poor whites align with the superrich against their own interests. By Peter Montague , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Stephen Miller to Its List of Extremists Miller has helped shape some of the most “draconian” anti-immigration measures at the White House, the group noted. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 16, 2020 Truthout