Showing results for: is not a person its a symbol

The Confederate Flag's stubborn meaning, beyond heritage vs. hate: "I’m a tough individual, you can’t get me down, you can’t tell me what to do"
A historian who studies the flag on why we will never agree on one fixed interpretation of the divisive symbol
07/08/2015 16:00 UTC
"My Plate" replaces USDA's familiar food pyramid
Officials say new symbol is designed to be simpler and more "inviting" than its predecessor
06/02/2011 20:59 UTC
SF protesters block Google buses
Demonstrators say private transport reflects a "two-tiered" system produced by Silicon Valley domination (Updated)
12/09/2013 23:54 UTC
Donald Rumsfeld, the media's original weird political sex symbol
This year it's Joe Biden, but the press used to love Rummy
10/02/2012 23:59 UTC
Roger & me: Arguing with Roger Stone about a "white supremacist" hand signal
Irate emails from Roger Stone about whether his use of the "OK" hand signal was a coded shout-out to the alt-right
09/18/2018 11:00 UTC
Military personnel may have flashed a covert white power hand signal during an ESPN broadcast
Roughly 22 percent of service members said in 2018 that they'd seen white nationalism or racism in the military
12/15/2019 15:00 UTC
Let it go, Confederate flag defenders: Nobody is trying to "abolish" the history of slavery and the South
Two different national stories show why it's time to move on
07/06/2015 19:20 UTC
The swarming secrets of “Yellowjackets”
Mysteries past and present ratchet up the tension as the survivors navigate symbols, hormones and so much blood
12/14/2021 00:00 UTC
Time names Barack Obama as Person of the Year
The president earned the coveted title over runners-up like teen activist Malala Yousafzai and Apple CEO Tim Cook
12/19/2012 18:45 UTC
A T-shirt company tried to "reclaim" the swastika; it did not go well
KA Designs is selling clothing emblazoned with the Nazi-associated symbol
08/07/2017 18:52 UTC
Make the American flag great again
The left should reclaim their share of the flag which has been monopolized by the right for far too long
06/14/2023 09:30 UTC
Why do we want to see Britney Spears perform?
The pop star shuffles through her paces in Las Vegas; wouldn't it be nice if we could all give her a break?
01/03/2014 21:49 UTC
This one photo explains a lot about racism in 2015
Confederate-flag waving know nothings rally outside the president's hotel. But look at the rest of the scene, too
07/16/2015 19:11 UTC
Yellow Gadsden flag, prominent in Capitol takeover, carries a long and shifting history
We may think of flags as having a specific meaning, but there are few symbols whose significance is truly permanent
01/15/2021 18:37 UTC
A new Daughter of the Confederacy: The hate pageantry of Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Southern Pride of Marjorie Taylor Greene
05/23/2023 13:00 UTC