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The war that never ended
Uwe Bott
The American Civil War — then and now: A reflection 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death.
Why we need a real president in the White House
Terry H. Schwadron
Doping out which Syria problem to fix
Morphine, mercenaries and cash: My secret Cold War mission in the Congo
James M. Hawes, Mary Ann Koenig
My clandestine charge on behalf of the U.S. was to build a mercenary navy and defeat the Communist-backed rebels
The congressional map is even more rigged in favor of Republicans than you realize
Jacob Sugarman
New research indicates Democrats may need a tidal wave to reclaim the House this fall
Tucker Carlson takes Donald Trump to task for guns comment
Shira Tarlo
Tucker Carlson actually gets reasonable when it comes to guns — and gets angry at Trump
Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln
Donald Nieman
Perhaps this President's Day, Trump could spend the holiday reflecting
Never mind the sex scandals: Roy Moore is a son of the Confederacy
Matthew Sheffield
Controversial Alabama U.S. Senate candidate has extensive ties to white nationalists and Christian supremacists
The “second Israel” dream: Kurdistan and 21st century secessions
Adam Valen Levinson
This year, Kurds voted for independence from Iraq, only to lose it weeks later. Here's what people were saying
The Catalan crisis: Is the contemporary nation-state in jeopardy?
Patrick Lawrence
Spain's clumsy government has made a difficult situation worse. That doesn't mean the nation should be dismembered
Klan Nation: A history of the KKK we were doomed to repeat
Erin Keane
In historian Linda Gordon's "The Second Coming of the KKK," we hear echoes of an American past that isn't dead
Homage to Catalonia: What just happened in Spain’s would-be breakaway region?
Mireia Triguero Roura
Outside observers are amazed to see such chaos and violence in a stable, modern democracy. But Spain isn't one
How a racist is made — and unmade
Robin Lindley
Historian Charles B. Dew dives deep into his memoir of his Jim Crow South childhood, "The Making of a Racist"
Asked about Roy Moore, Republicans play dumb
Charlie May
In hopes of retaining control of the Senate, Republicans remain silent about Moore's abhorrent rhetoric
Turkey is on the brink of a chaotic battle for territory
Vijay Prashad
ISIS isn't the main threat this time. This isn't a battle for regime change
Arpaio pardon may be opening act of a constitutional crisis
Charles Kaiser
Trump's move shows the same disregard for the rule of law with which he’s trying to quash the Russia probe
If this is a civil war, pick a side: Donald Trump, white nationalism and the future of America
Tim Wise
History will judge you for your choice.
My hometown Confederate war
David Masciotra
Our Illinois public high school blithely flew the Confederate flag for years. Then demographics began to change
Charlottesville brings out the Confederate legacy
KERI LEIGH MERRITT
Slave owners used vigilante and mob violence in the South to ensure the secession from the Union
The Confederate mystique: White America’s toxic romance with a criminal regime
Andrew O'Hehir
Let Ulysses S. Grant explain: The Confederacy was "the worst cause ever," and "a stupendous crime of treason"
Trump’s defense of Confederate traitors is more than a culture war — it’s a subversion of American democracy
Bob Cesca
It's no surprise that a traitor would defend traitors
Charlottesville: One battle in a war for America’s very soul
Lucian K. Truscott IV
What makes America great is that we are willing to fix what’s wrong
After Charlottesville, HBO doubles down on “Confederate”
Gabriel Bell
The controversial show has become an even bigger question mark after the deadly white-supremacist rally in Virginia
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