Tag: racism
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The Militia and the Mole
Posing as an ideological compatriot, Williams had penetrated the top ranks of two of the most prominent right-wing militias in the country. He’d slept in the home of the man who claims to be the new head of the Oath Keepers, rifling through his files in the middle of the night.
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Migrants Commit Fewer Crimes, but the Right won’t let Facts Contest their Xenophobic Narrative
It’s telling that the data from multiple sources converge despite the limitations of individual studies, says Sampson. Though he thinks criminologists should continue to refine immigration-crime studies, he says it’s pretty evident that research doesn’t support the claim that immigration increases crime. “For now, if you had to tell a policy maker what is the…
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How Conspiracy Theories Corrode Social Movements — and What to Do About it
Experiencing a crisis does not immediately grant someone special insight into the causes of their conditions, and there is a long history of communities turning their anger on marginalized people rather than the powerful. This is endemic to fascism’s rise.
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Louisville’s Tenant Union is Part of a Growing Movement
Written by Fran Quigley for Waging Non-Violence, published on March 10th, 2023 under CC-BY 4.0 Despite the South’s challenging political geography, Black and white tenants are transforming Louisville and setting the pace for the wider movement. Private police officers guide a line of late-model SUVs through the January morning’s cold rain into a lane of…
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Overt racism has made it difficult for right-wing evangelicals to retain non-white followers
Christians are splitting with the religious right over Trump, COVID and Black Lives Matter, creating opportunities for those interested in social justice. By Paul Engler for Waging Non Violence, published July 19, 2022, CC-BY 4.0 A potentially historic political shift is currently taking place within an unexpected group of Americans: evangelical Christians. In the wake of…
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