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White Supremacy
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Piecemeal Reforms Won’t Stem the Tide of Fascist Politics
First Amendment rights entail protection from government retribution, but counter-protesting communities are not the government.
Why Robert E. Lee’s Character Is Irrelevant
Character traits like humility and piety don't change the fact that Lee fought to preserve slavery.
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Finally Seeing the (Torch) Light
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The Myth of “White Safety“
New data on violent deaths shows that all people are safer living in diverse places — but especially white people.
Bannon’s Ouster Welcomed, but Much Bigger Problem Remains in White House: Trump
The larger and more urgent crisis is that a white supremacist sympathizer is the president of the US.
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Arsonist in Chief
When “Free Speech” Kills
Every person who's misused arguments for free speech to defend white supremacists has some of Heather Heyer's blood on their hands.
Trump’s “Both Sides” Rhetoric: Liberals Beat Him to the Punch
To respectable liberals, a lynch mob is “speech” until someone gets killed.
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Things Trump Will Get Mad At
Henry A. Giroux | Trump’s Neo-Nazis and the Rise of Illiberal Democracy
Liberal democracy is losing its grip in the US.