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  1. charlottesville
    Unite the Right Organizers Ordered to Pay $26 Million in DamagesThe payment comes following a civil lawsuit in which the defendants, including Richard Spencer, were found guilty on a state conspiracy claim.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. gallery
    Charlottesville Finally Removes Confederate Statues: Photos and VideosFour years after the deadly Unite the Right rally, the city has at last finished the job.
    By Chas Danner
  3. kenosha
    Trump Defends Suspected Kenosha Shooter Kyle RittenhouseTrump’s leap to defend Rittenhouse is either pathological or a deadly message he wants to sent to future would-be racial-justice protesters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Why Does Trump Want to Refight the Battle of Charlottesville?The president returns to his defense of Confederate statues.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the far-right
    Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency Before Pro-Gun Rally in RichmondTaking no chances after Charlottesville, Gov. Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Lobby Day, which has attracted far-right demonstrators.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. politics
    Mass Struggle Is the Only Way to Defeat White NationalismLegal reforms can only do so much. Some might even prove counterproductive.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. race
    The Black Art of Escape: A New Vision for Black Americans400 years have passed since the birth of a new people. Where do we go from here?
    By Casey Gerald
  8. racism
    Heather Heyer’s Murderer Will Spend the Rest of His Life in PrisonJames Fields killed Heyer with his car the day of the Charlottesville protests.
    By Sarah Jones
  9. white nationalism
    White Nationalism Is the Republican Party’s Meal TicketThis week on Capitol Hill, Republicans tried to distract Americans from their complicity in white nationalism. They ended up drawing attention to it.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  10. white nationalism
    How Kirstjen Nielsen Gave Voice and Muscle to Trump’s White Nationalist AgendaThe soon to be ex–DHS secretary was never a foil to Trump, she just limited her cruelty to what was permitted by law.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  11. racism
    This Is Not About Ralph Northam’s FeelingsThe Virginia governor wants to avoid easy answers to his racism scandal. He can start by recognizing it’s not actually about him.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  12. charlottesville
    Man Who Killed Young Woman in Charlottesville SentencedA jury sentenced James Alex Fields Jr., 21, to life plus 419 years, and $480,000 in fines for killing heather Heyer at the Unite the Right rally.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  13. neo-confederacy
    VA Secretary Once Gave Speeches Lionizing Racist Arch-Traitor Jefferson DavisHaving an apparent member of the neo-Confederacy heading the agency that tends to those who served the country Davis tried to destroy is not good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. unite the right 2
    Unite the Right Sequel in Washington Draws Tiny Crowd of White NationalistsThey were vastly outnumbered by counterprotesters and media.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. charlottesville
    Trump Tweets Conciliatory Message Ahead of Charlottesville AnniversaryBut his condemnation of ‘all types of racism’ still stood out.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. Charlottesville Organizer to Hold ‘White Civil Rights’ Rally Near White HouseThe National Park Service has approved Jason Kessler’s request to hold an event marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly protest.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. Exclusive Image Refutes Charlottesville White Nationalist’s Self-Defense ClaimJacob Scott Goodwin, convicted of beating DeAndre Harris, is seen delivering a blow to Harris in this newly published photo.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. Black Man Beaten in Charlottesville Acquitted of Assaulting White NationalistDeAndre Harris was beaten badly on August 12, but he faced his own charges.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. charlottesville
    Unprepared Charlottesville Police Failed to Protect Public, Review Finds“Let them fight for a little. It will make it easier to declare an unlawful assembly,” the police chief said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. Trump’s War on the Media Has Been Years in the Making“We have to fight the media! Constantly fighting the media.”
  21. Trump Defends ‘Both Sides’ Remark Before Signing Anti-White-Supremacy ResolutionAfter weeks of controversy, both Trump and his White House have reverted to their original positions on Charlottesville.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Gary Cohn Was Set to Be the Next Fed Chairman, Then He Criticized TrumpThe president was reportedly angry that Cohn publicly criticized him over his “many sides” response to Charlottesville.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. Antifa Beats Up Trump Supporters, Fuels Right-WingersIt’s a good day for false equivalence.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. politics
    Rex Tillerson Won’t Say If Trump ‘Speaks for American Values’“The president speaks for himself.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. Video Emerges of Man Firing Shot Near Protester at Charlottesville RallyHe is reportedly now in custody.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. A Running List of Confederate Monuments Removed Across the CountryIt’s a pretty long list.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. charlottesville
    White Supremacist Christopher Cantwell Surrenders to PoliceThe charges stem from his use of pepper spray at the rally in Charlottesville, which he says was justified.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. Rabbis Cancel High Holy Days Call With Trump Over CharlottesvilleThey said his words “have given succor to those who advocate anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. Paul Ryan Says Trump ‘Messed Up’ on Charlottesville, But Refuses to Censure HimHe thinks asking lawmakers to hold Trump accountable would amount to a “partisan hack-fest.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. The Debate Over the Removal of Confederate Memorials Continues to SimmerMore are being taken down every day.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. What Germany Can Teach America About Addressing White SupremacismPulling down monuments is a start, but the real change happens in schools.
    By Jonah Shepp
  32. early and often
    Poll: Trump Embarrasses More Than 60 Percent of Voters in 3 Crucial StatesTrump’s response to Charlottesville doesn’t seem to have gone over so well in the three states that narrowly handed him last year’s election.
    By Chas Danner
  33. protests
    Tens of Thousands March Against Hatred and White Supremacy in BostonBoston’s police commissioner applauded how 99.9 percent of the roughly 40,000 protesters were “standing tall against hatred and bigotry in our city.”
    By Chas Danner
  34. trump organization
    Charities Are Pulling Their Events From Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ResortThe perceived toxicity of the president has spread to the winter White House.
    By Chas Danner
  35. political violence
    The Careful, Pragmatic Case Against Punching Nazis“Punch Nazis” may be a satisfying catchphrase, but progressives should think through what it would mean to fully embrace it.
    By Jesse Singal
  36. charlottesville
    James Murdoch Says There Are ‘No Good Nazis,’ Pledges $1 Million to ADLThe 21st Century Fox CEO and son of Rupert Murdoch says Trump’s reaction was concerning.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. Trump Is Driving a Wedge Between the GOP Base and Everyone ElseBy going soft on neo-Nazis, Trump is doing the Democrats’ job for them: highlighting an issue that splits the GOP base from the rest of America.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Confederate Monuments Were Built to Change History, Not Preserve ItA democracy that retains monuments to men who committed treason — in defense of slavery — is one that has changed its history, not learned from it.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. the national circus
    Nothing’s Shocking Anymore With TrumpHe managed to both threaten nuclear war and embrace neo-Nazis while on vacation. Wait until he gets “back to work.”
    By Frank Rich
  40. Phoenix Mayor Asks Trump to Delay Rally Due to CharlottesvilleEspecially if he’s planning to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. charlottesville
    Trump Lawyer Forwards Email Claiming ‘No Difference’ Between Lee and Washington“Both saved America.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. charlottesville
    Rabbi That Oversaw Ivanka Trump’s Conversion to Judaism Slams Trump“While we avoid politics, we are deeply troubled by the moral equivalency and equivocation President Trump has offered.”
    By Yashar Ali
  43. As CEOs Flee, Trump Disbands Two Business Advisory CouncilsTrump’s response to Charlottesville led CEOs to distance themselves from the president.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. Both Presidents Bush Denounce ‘Racial Bigotry’After Trump defended the “very fine people” at a neo-Nazi rally, the 41st and 43rd presidents joined other Republicans to repudiate bigotry.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. Republicans Split After Trump Again Blames ‘Both Sides’ in CharlottesvilleSome argued that he was right to attack the left, but many Republican lawmakers reiterated that the violence was caused by white supremacists.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. North Carolina Governor Calls for Removal of Confederate StatuesIt’s a bold idea, and it faces steep hurdles.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. Trump Says ‘Alt-Left’ Deserves Blame for Violence in CharlottesvilleThe president condemned “neo-Nazis” and white supremacists — but defended the right-wing protesters who simply wanted to preserve their history.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue in North CarolinaThe state’s governor said that while racism and violence are unacceptable, “there is a better way to remove these monuments.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. charlottesville
    Trump Quickly Undermines His Belated Condemnation of White SupremacistsHe followed up his remarks by attacking journalists, making a birther jab, and retweeting a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. Local Officials Call for Confederate Memorial Removals Post-CharlottesvilleAfter violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, more cities have announced plans to remove Confederate memorials.
    By Benjamin Hart
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