The role of then-President Donald Trump and his aides and advisers is important, but there is a lot more to the story of Jan. 6, 2021, than what happened behind closed doors.
Groups who share support for white supremacy say they are planning to return to the nation’s capital for a demonstration to support those arrested for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
President Obama’s recent condemnation of the Confederate battleflag mirrors the current and rapidly-changing public mood on this artefact. But attitudes to the flag have deeper roots.
Historically, Republican politicians have subtly – and not-so-subtly – exploited racial fears.
In this article from 2017, a look at the coordination of strategy between white and Black activists to fight systemic class oppression.
The Eureka flag originated on the gold fields, became a union symbol, and is now being waved at anti-immigration protests.
The Confederate flag debate has arrived to Brazil, pitting black activists against the Brazilian descendants of soldiers who fled the South after the Civil War.
‘Ours is the only city in Brazil where the Confederate flag flies,’ said a city council member in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste. A new law there bans ‘symbols that promote racist and segregationist ideas.’
Why did Confederate flags start appearing in the country’s anti-lockdown protests?
The Confederate flag isn’t the only one with a violent past.
