Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land
Greener pastures: A home in Seneca Village, surrounded by the rolling hills that would become Central Park. In 1825, John and Elizabeth Whitehead divided their … Read more
White supremacy
The Root Cause of Voter Suppression
dr Martin Luther King Jr. points to Selma, Ala., on a map. (Bettman Archives / Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as … Read more
The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country
Proud Boys gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol during a protest in support of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol January … Read more
Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you for signing … Read more
Rise of the Far-Right Ultras
A sign outside Stratton, Colo., 1962. (Denver Post via Getty Images) In 1956, the former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service made a surprising political … Read more
When Whiny, Incompetent Nazis Lost Big
EDITOR’S NOTE: The civil trial of the white supremacists who planned the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017 brought some measure of justice. … Read more
“Critical Race Theory” Is White History
A rally against “Critical Racial Theory” taught in the schools of the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg, Virginia. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty … Read more
The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away
Pro-Trump rioters attempted to break into the Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. (Lev Radin / Sipa USA via AP Images) Subscribe to … Read more
The Age of Irrationality
People gather in Kassel on March 20, 2021 to protest the ongoing lockdown measures during the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. (Thomas Lohnes / … Read more
The Anti-Asian Roots of Today’s Anti-Immigrant Politics
At the beginning: Chinese miners stand next to a lock box in Aubine Ravine, California, circa 1852. (Photo Search / Getty Images) Subscribe to something … Read more
