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Woman removes Confederate flag in front of SC statehouse
Emily Masters, Bruce Smith
America is changing, and marriage equality is a huge victory — but we need to go so much further
Andrew O'Hehir
It wasn't judges or politicians who made this breakthrough happen -- it was the people. Now we must demand more
They’re still fighting the Civil War — and still lying about the Confederate flag
Paul Rosenberg
The Confederate flag is a symbol of white power, period. No symbolic compromises in South Carolina will change that
Why America needs to reject the Charleston massacre’s dangerous narrative of forgiveness
Ericka Schiche
Well-intended forgiveness has been seized on by the media and those in power as an excuse to ignore white supremacy
Why Republicans are determined to ignore the threat of right-wing extremism
Heather Digby Parton
The GOP is more than happy to rave about Islamic extremism — but refuse to acknowledge the homegrown variety
Fox News contributor: There’s only “residual racism” in America today and it’s not “a barrier to black progress”
Scott Eric Kaufman
When will African-Americans be satisfied with all white America has done to "eradicate the sins of slavery"?
Banning games isn’t the answer: Why Apple’s response to Charleston is so stupid
Elias Isquith
When it comes to disowning the Confederate battle flag, there's a right way and a wrong way. Apple chose the latter
Wingnuts’ Confederate flag crisis: Why they can’t admit who’s really responsible for Dixie’s latest defeat
Elias Isquith
With the Confederate battle flag becoming taboo, conservatives are desperately searching for someone to blame
Dylann Roof is the new face of globalized hate: Why white nationalism is a distinctly modern threat
Elias Isquith
The alleged murderer represents an international movement, Southern Poverty Law Center president tells Salon
The Confederate flag is not enough: Why our new race debate misses the point
Nico Lang
You can kill a symbol, but it's not as easy to extinguish an idea -- or the gun politics that help enforce it
Behind Dylann Roof’s race war: The highly motivated secret white supremacy movement working toward “the battle of Armageddon”
Laura Miller
A scholar of "Christian Identity" militants warns that lone wolf killings like Charleston are part of a larger plan
“The face of racism today is not a slaveowner”: Eric Foner on the past and present of white supremacy
Elias Isquith
South Carolina is hardly alone in refusing to confront the burdens of history, celebrated historian tells Salon
The Ivy League’s “Confederate flag” problem: Why is a Yale college still named after John C. Calhoun?
Colin McEnroe
White supremacy never had a better friend in a higher position than Calhoun. One of 12 Yale colleges bears his name
Charleston and the Southern Gothic: Steeped in a heritage of hate, South Carolina must finally reckon with its past
Alex Werrell
Dylann Roof and Michael Slager sit in adjacent cells, while the debate over the Confederate flag rages
The GOP’s secret “n-word” politics: What their latest Obama outrage is really about
Chauncey DeVega
In the Age of Obama, conservatives continue their tradition of racial slurring — without actually saying the word
Fox News must be stopped: Why its Charleston coverage has finally gone too far
David Palumbo-Liu
Ridicule isn't enough. We need to call out the lies and rebut them accurately & loudly. This is more than a "story"
Two cheers for Nikki Haley: Bringing down the Confederate flag is laudable — but not nearly enough
Elias Isquith
GOP guv deserves praise for decency. But let's not pretend hiding the flag will make white supremacy go away
We’re still a nation of cowards: The Confederate flag, guns & a political class that barely functions
Luke Brinker
Once support for the Confederate flag was untenable, Nikki Haley acted & others followed. It's not so on gun safety
Ann Coulter vs. reality: “The Klan and Stormfront only have, like, seven members”
Scott Eric Kaufman
In the wake of the racially motivated Charleston shooting, Coulter mocked liberals' "fantasies of racist America"
The curious case of Nikki Haley: What the Republican governor can tell us about American racial identity
Eesha Pandit
Haley finally spoke out against the Confederate flag yesterday — after years of compromise with a racist system
What we can’t afford to forget about Rachel Dolezal: A master class in white victimology
Chauncey DeVega
As Rachel Dolezal's story recedes into the background, we must remember its most important lessons
Republicans are just this screwed: Why Mitt Romney is trying to save the party from itself
Jim Newell
The former nominee is using whatever sway he has to prevent the party from defending, say, awful racist flags
Kanye West performs powerful freestyle for Charleston: “See that’s the magic of racism, it works on itself”
Colin Gorenstein
West headlined Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash this weekend and used the platform to address the Charleston shooting
Dear White Supremacy: Nothing about you “cognitively, academically, socially, architecturally, culturally or even financially … signifies a higher position,” says Lupe Fiasco
Anna Silman
The rapper took to Instagram in a three-part message on race in America
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