With a hotly contested election underway in a polarized society, many people are concerned about far-right extremism. But they may not understand the real threat.
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The Republican political strategy that uses Christian language to cast Trump as a divinely appointed protector of an authoritarian Christian nation warrants more scrutiny than it's received.
People typically underestimate how much white nationalism goes on in the military, but when they learn the truth, they're concerned.
Genetic studies show mingling between populations has been the norm throughout human history.
From the crusades of the medieval period to racial violence today, mankind has sought ways to 'sanctify' harmful actions, explains a scholar of religion.
Donald Trump’s attack on racial injustice is an attempt to replace historical consciousness with historical amnesia. It's a racialized politics of organized forgetting.
Corruption has been a constant feature of South African political life for much of the past 350 years; solutions will also take time.
Concerned about the state of marriage – and thus the ability of whites to procreate – eugenicists were behind some of the earliest modern marriage manuals.
Protests of Confederate flags and monuments have grown since 2015, but resistance is not new. African Americans have been protesting against Confederate monuments since they were erected.
The boogaloos, a far-right community, have taken to wearing Hawaiian shirts. This co-option is far from the spirit of the shirt, which signifies respect for all animated or inanimate beings.
Symbols of the Confederacy can be seen in Brazil, Ireland, Germany and beyond. While some people may not grasp their racist history, others clearly fly the 'rebel flag' to defend white supremacy.
White supremacists feed off a narrative of America being white and Protestant. The Church's history in the US is enmeshed with racist ideology.
Ever since the late 1800s, it has been standard for white to go first in chess. Has the time come to get rid of that rule?
A Richmond court says the city cannot remove its controversial Robert E. Lee sculpture because an 1890 land deed gave the Confederate monument 'to the people' of Virginia, not its government.
On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land as long as it would 'faithfully guard' the Robert E. Lee statue erected there.
Like the COVID-19 pandemic we're facing, racism is present in every nook and corner of this planet.
Research on excessive use of force by police and the sociological context and psychological characteristics of killer cops point to useful policy measures.
They're not really protesting – they're hoping to find an opportunity to spark violence and trigger a war between black and white Americans.
White supremacists' protests against COVID-19 lockdowns reflect the US history of political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow democratic governments.
Militant far-right groups are always looking to appear legitimate and to recruit more Americans to their causes.
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