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Trump’s effect on Muslim migrant debate reverberates in heartland
Heated rhetoric and world events leave Somali refugees and their new neighbors afraid — of each other. By Robert Samuels.
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NSFW How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters
Today, very few white Americans openly celebrate the horrors of black enslavement—most refuse to recognize the brutal nature of the institution or actively seek to distance themselves from it... By Lisa Hix.
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How the Klan Got Its Hood
Members of the Ku Klux Klan did not wear their distinctive white uniform until Hollywood—and a mail-order catalog—intervened. By Alison Kinney.
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Trump’s angry white men – and why there are more of them than you think
Statistics point to conspiracy theories, mediocre wages and a deeply held belief that this group is anything but racist. By Mona Chalabi.
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[Maine Gov.] LePage in spotlight for saying drug dealers impregnate ‘white girls’
Hillary Clinton issues a sharp rebuke and national news media react after the governor tells an audience that drug dealers come to Maine from New York and Connecticut and 'half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave.' By Randy Billings. (Jan. 7)
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From Pickup Artist to Pariah
Jared Rutledge fancied himself a big man of the “manosphere.” But when his online musings about 46 women were exposed, his whole town turned against him. By Rachel Monroe.
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When Doctors Took ‘Family Planning’ Into Their Own Hands
A new documentary, “No Más Bebés,” examines a California hospital’s sterilizations of Mexican-American women in the early 1970s — and the women who filed suit in response. By Marcela Valdes.
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Little Graves in Georgia
“Fiddlin’ John” Carson’s darkest murder ballad. By Christopher C. King.
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Cults, conspiracies and the utterly bizarre history of Sleepytime tea
Its calming combination of chamomile, spearmint and other herbs might seem benign, almost boring — the ideal formula for lulling you to sleep. But there’s a peculiar story lurking in your cup of Sleepytime tea, one that concerns involuntary trances, communication with aliens and a eugenics plot to eliminate the “inferior races” of our great nation. By Megan Giller.
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How Psychology Helped Support — and Subvert — the British Empire
All too often we draw a clean, hard line between science and dogma — and between reforming unjust structures and validating them. By Jack Meserve.
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Coming Out
A gay-marriage opponent changes his mind. By Michael Coren. (July ’15)
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Georgia ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Could Protect KKK, Sponsor Admits
Georgia’s state senate is considering a “religious liberty” bill that would make it easier to discriminate against LGBT people by, as Americans United explains, allowing “any individual or ‘faith-based’ business, non-profit entity, or taxpayer-funded organization to ignore any law that conflicts with their religious beliefs about marriage.” By Miranda Blue. (Feb. 19)
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The Throwaways: How Detroit is becoming a flashpoint for violence against trans women
A deep-dive into the stigma and prejudice keeping many trans women in a cycle of poverty and violence. By Allie Gross.
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Why Trump’s Endorsements Should Scare Your Pants Off
Collaborators like Ben Carson are just as dangerous as fanatics. By Matt Taibbi.
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Memphis Burning
The horrific lynching of Ell Persons was national news in 1917, then forgotten. Nearly 100 years later, his story is coming back to life. By Martha Park.
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Why the German far right’s big electoral win matters
Yikes. By Zack Beauchamp. (Mar. 14)
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The Great Pennsylvania Government Porn Caper
The emails should've made Kathleen Kane's career. Instead, they destroyed it. By David Gambacorta. (Feb. 24)
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K Troop
The Untold Story of the Eradication of the Original Ku Klux Klan. By Matthew Pearl.
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‘Shuffle Along’ and the Painful History of Black Performance in America
Minstrelsy. Blackface. Mugging. Out of this twisted past came one of the first successful all-black Broadway musicals. Now an ambitious revival is bringing it back. By John Jeremiah Sullivan.
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Frauke Petry’s AfD: Worried or xenophobic citizens?
Frauke Petry, leader of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, caters to the population’s fears. She refuses to see a correlation between her political agenda and the violence on Germany’s streets. By Caroline Schmitt.
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