White Supremacy
The DOJ Is Finally Bridging the Gap Between Online Radicalization and Domestic Terrorism
The choice to treat the El Paso, Texas, shooting as domestic terrorism opens up law enforcement's ability to investigate 8chan and the sites where extremism finds a home.
How to Fight 8chan Medievalism—and Why We Must
White supremacists are co-opting the Middle Ages in the name of ethnic cleansing. Fighting back requires us to tell better, fuller stories about the period.
Are Racist Yearbook Photos Protected Student Speech?
Decisions in Illinois and North Carolina to reprint yearbooks with white nationalist photos have prompted a First Amendment debate.
A Fear of 'White Extinction' Is Provoking Racial Bias Among American Whites
New research finds those fears in turn provoke racial bias and support for conservative policy positions.
Counter Demonstrations Overwhelmed a KKK Rally in Dayton, Ohio (in Photos)
The demonstrations were ultimately peaceful—but expensive.
White Supremacists Involved in the 'Unite the Right' Rally Take Guilty Pleas
Despite taking a defiant tone in the immediate wake of the infamous rally, the four men charged by federal authorities have all pleaded guilty.
Does the Media Need to Report on Extremist Manifestos?
An extremism scholar discusses the ways in which journalism has been hijacked by bad faith actors in the wake of the Poway and Christchurch shootings.
Could Church Burnings in Louisiana Show a Connection Between Black Metal and White Supremacy?
The man accused of burning three black churches in Louisiana had an affinity for metal music, a cultural scene white supremacists have infiltrated in the past.
Does the American Military Have a Problem With Far-Right Extremism?
In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security released a report highlighting the threat of far-right groups recruiting veterans. Ten years later, it's still relevant.
Can You Be Pro-White Without Being Racist? A Political Scientist Weighs In.
Political scientist Ashley Jardina reports that up to 40 percent of American whites feel solidarity with, and protective of, their racial group.
How YouTube Has Become Fertile Ground for the Spread of Hate
In recent months, YouTube has emerged as something of a flourishing option for white supremacist and neo-Nazi videos—spreading ideas cited by the alleged New Zealand mosque gunman.
Republicans Are the Main Purveyors of Identity Politics
American conservatives believe in white identity politics, a new survey shows.
In Defense of Street Action
Direct action can persuade, it can inspire, and it can change circumstances on the ground.
Why Do We Expect Victims of Racism to Forgive?
The common script is for the oppressed person to offer absolution. But who is served by such forgiveness?
How the Pittsburgh Massacre Fits Into America's Long History of Anti-Semitism
Violence driven by racial or religious hatred is as American as apple pie, according to a cultural anthropologist who has studied the white-power movement.
A Look Into the Evidence That 'Lone Wolf' Terrorists Are a Pack
Studies find that many of them connect with like-minded believers online and broadcast their ideology and intentions before they act.
Why Is Milk Being Called a White Supremacist Symbol?
Although research debunks white supremacists' claims about lactose intolerance, race has long played a role in American milk-drinking.
Why We Shouldn't Be Surprised That Richard Spencer Allegedly Beat His Wife
Misogyny isn't a bug in white supremacist thought—it's a feature.
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Californians are arrested on Charlottesville-related charges, Missouri is down to one abortion clinic, and researchers may have found a far-off moon.
Atlanta Has Built a Task Force to Change Street Names Honoring White Supremacists
And it has identified six monuments and roughly 30 street names that could soon possibly meet the chopping block.
How Washington, D.C., Silenced the Second Unite the Right Rally
An on-the-ground account of how the residents and authorities in our nation's capital dealt with a gathering of white nationalists in their city.
The Lessons Unlearned From Charlottesville
White nationalism didn't go underground after Charlottesville: It went mainstream.
Viewfinder: Protesting Against White Supremacy in Washington, D.C.
Antifascist demonstrators prepare signs for their counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally in Washington, D.C., on August 12th, 2018.
Dylann Roof's Fateful Google Search
A new book explores the racial implications of the algorithms that structure our lives.