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More from Charlottesville violence: white supremacist Unite the Right rally leads to state of emergency in Virginia

Politics
What Trump gets wrong about Confederate statues, in one chartWhat Trump gets wrong about Confederate statues, in one chart
Politics

Confederate monuments are and always have been monuments to white supremacy.

By Zack Beauchamp
Explainers
Trump’s brand is supposed to be brutal honesty. White supremacists are notably exempt.Trump’s brand is supposed to be brutal honesty. White supremacists are notably exempt.
Explainers

There’s a pattern in how Trump talks about white supremacists versus people he clearly dislikes.

By German Lopez
World Politics
While Trump was distracted, North Korea calmed down. That’s not a coincidence.While Trump was distracted, North Korea calmed down. That’s not a coincidence.
Culture
A post-Charlottesville reading list to help explain American white supremacyA post-Charlottesville reading list to help explain American white supremacy
Culture

5 books that show how deeply white supremacy is embedded in America, and where it can lead.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Virginia’s political fight about Confederate monuments is just beginningVirginia’s political fight about Confederate monuments is just beginning
Politics

Earlier this year, it became a major campaign issue in the Republican primary for governor.

By Ella Nilsen
Religion
After Charlottesville, white pastors are asking: are we complicit?After Charlottesville, white pastors are asking: are we complicit?
Religion

Across America, some white pastors are confronting both the “Satanism” of white supremacy — and their own “silence.”

By Tara Isabella Burton
Politics
Father of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer forgives Nazi sympathizer who killed his daughterFather of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer forgives Nazi sympathizer who killed his daughter
Politics

“They don’t know what they are doing.”

By Tara Golshan
Culture
Seth Meyers takes down Trump’s Charlottesville inaction with searing claritySeth Meyers takes down Trump’s Charlottesville inaction with searing clarity
Culture

“You can stand for a nation, or you can stand for a hateful movement. You can’t do both.”

By Caroline Framke
Politics
How brands respond to political crisisHow brands respond to political crisis
Politics

PR firms are gearing up for more social unrest during the Trump administration.

By Carly Sitrin
Politics
Watch: protesters drag down Confederate soldier statue in Durham, North CarolinaWatch: protesters drag down Confederate soldier statue in Durham, North Carolina
Politics

Another one bites the dust.

By Kelly Swanson
Politics
Trump is back to tweeting alt-right memesTrump is back to tweeting alt-right memes
Politics

One day after condemning white supremacy, he retweeted a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist in response to Charlottesville coverage.

By Tara Golshan
Culture
“Shameful,” “not a president”: late-night hosts confront Trump’s response to Charlottesville“Shameful,” “not a president”: late-night hosts confront Trump’s response to Charlottesville
Culture

Even Jimmy Fallon couldn’t ignore the president’s reluctance to disavow white supremacists.

By Caroline Framke
Politics
“Barack Obama is to blame”: 13 Alabama conservatives on Charlottesville“Barack Obama is to blame”: 13 Alabama conservatives on Charlottesville
Politics

Behind Trump’s weak condemnation of white supremacists, a far-right flank that’s even more skeptical.

By Jeff Stein
Politics
In protest, two more CEOs resign from Trump’s manufacturing councilIn protest, two more CEOs resign from Trump’s manufacturing council
Politics

“There should be no hesitation in condemning hate speech or white supremacy by name.”

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
World Politics
“You will not replace us”: a French philosopher explains the Charlottesville chant“You will not replace us”: a French philosopher explains the Charlottesville chant
World Politics

American white nationalists may not realize it, but the fear of replacement is essential to the work of a controversial French writer named Renaud Camus.

By Sarah Wildman
Politics
Some racist, homophobic chants in Charlottesville may not be protected under 1st AmendmentSome racist, homophobic chants in Charlottesville may not be protected under 1st Amendment
Politics

They could amount to “fighting words.”

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
GoDaddy and Google have refused service to a notorious neo-Nazi siteGoDaddy and Google have refused service to a notorious neo-Nazi site
Politics

But the site will still be able to operate unless its server host takes a stand.

By Aja Romano
Politics
After Charlottesville, more cities are moving to take down Confederate monumentsAfter Charlottesville, more cities are moving to take down Confederate monuments
Politics

Baltimore and Lexington, Kentucky, plan to start the process of removing Confederate statues.

By Kelly Swanson
Social Media
A Twitter account identified this Unite the Right participant. Now his family’s disowning him.A Twitter account identified this Unite the Right participant. Now his family’s disowning him.
Social Media

The protester’s father says their family loudly repudiates his son’s “vile, hateful and racist rhetoric and actions.”

By Abbey White
Politics
“Nothing changes”: Republicans in Congress will stick with Trump, even after Charlottesville“Nothing changes”: Republicans in Congress will stick with Trump, even after Charlottesville
Politics

“How do we criticize him enough to politically insulate ourselves?”

By Tara Golshan
World Politics
Trump loves saying “radical Islamic terrorism.” He has a tough time with “white supremacy.”Trump loves saying “radical Islamic terrorism.” He has a tough time with “white supremacy.”
World Politics

“He pulls his Twitter finger in a second when there’s an [Islamist] attack like Manchester or Nice ... but he doesn’t apply the same standard to white supremacy.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump says he’s committed to fighting white supremacy. His policies say otherwise.Trump says he’s committed to fighting white supremacy. His policies say otherwise.
Politics

The president’s belated response to Charlottesville might have been valuable ... if his administration hadn’t already undermined it with actions.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The Trump Tango is tiresome and pointlessThe Trump Tango is tiresome and pointless
Politics

A half-hearted disavowal way too late is something we’ve seen before.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
It’s really sad that the president condemning racism is newsworthy in 2017It’s really sad that the president condemning racism is newsworthy in 2017
Politics

The media should not lower the bar by praising Trump’s latest comments on racism.

By German Lopez
Science
The scientific case that America is becoming more prejudicedThe scientific case that America is becoming more prejudiced
Science

Charlottesville shows that white supremacists are emboldened. We shouldn’t be surprised.

By Brian Resnick