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Creating a Sense of Inclusion Amid Hate and Misinformation in Minnesota

After a string of racist messages rocked St. Olaf College, a fabricated note introduced a toxic sense of uncertainty that undermined attempts to address a serious social problem.

Kiara Alfonseca

Workers load statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson on a flatbed truck in the early hours of August 16th, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland.

News in Brief

In Baltimore, a Stealth Operation Against One of America’s Darkest Legacies

The city's removal of Confederate statues in the dead of night was Baltimore's latest attempt to make peace with the ghosts of the Civil War.

Alec MacGillis

Social Justice

Black People Didn’t Die So You Could Learn a Lesson

Detroit is yet another example of America's need to exculpate itself by watching black people die.

Hanif Abdurraqib

Matthew Heinbach (L) of the white nationalist Traditionalist Workers Party shouts at journalists gathered outside the Charlottesville General District Court building on August 14th, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

News in Brief

In Charlottesville, White Supremacy Emerges With Newfound Cohesion

A group that included many people who were college-educated or ex-military displayed effective planning. "White people are pretty good at getting organized," said one.

A.C. Thompson & Karim Hajj

The statue of Robert E. Lee stands behind a crowd of hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and members of the alt-right on August 12th, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

News in Brief

When Polarization Isn’t the Problem: Seeing Charlottesville for What It Really Is

When violent white supremacists attack and kill people, criticizing divisiveness and urging people to unite is, at best, a dodge.

Seth Masket

Social Justice

Police Killings Arise From a Racist Culture

New research finds a link between the unconscious racial bias of a region's residents and law enforcement's use of lethal force against black residents.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Workplace Culture in the Space Sciences—by the Numbers

A new survey of astronomers and planetary scientists finds that many underrepresented minorities in the field experience discriminatory remarks and verbal and physical harassment.

Francie Diep