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Newly arrived South Africans listen to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau deliver welcome statements in a hangar near Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century‑long effort to keep some English‑speaking nations white

Australia, Canada and the US identified themselves as ‘white men’s countries’ in the early 20th century and coordinated immigration restrictions to keep them that way.
Nick Fuentes believes that the country’s identity depends on preserving its white majority. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?

Black Americans and white nationalists have joined forces in the past. And a number of cultural and political shifts have broadened Fuentes’ appeal to Americans of all races.
Law enforcement set up in Green Isle, Minn., on June 15, 2025, as they search for a suspect in the killing of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

White nationalism fuels tolerance for political violence nationwide

Active white nationalist groups operate in all but two U.S. states. Researchers have found that there’s a strong association between holding white nationalist views and supporting political violence.
A memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, is seen at the Minnesota State Capitol building on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. Steven Garcia/Getty Images

Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves

The lone wolf metaphor used to describe mass shooters misinforms views of extremists – and hampers law enforcement efforts to deter the violence.
President Donald Trump shows printed news articles during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on May 21, 2025. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history

Trump’s claims of a white genocide happening in South Africa have been debunked by fact-checkers. But this is still the rationale for bringing white South African people to the US as refugees.
On 27 October 2022, Elon Musk posted “The bird is freed” on Twitter. A year later, some “NatCon” (conservative nationalist) accounts have been restored, but X remains selective. Koshiro K/Shutterstock

From Twitter to X: one year on, are white supremacists back?

When Elon Musk took control of Twitter, many were concerned about the reappearance of extremist accounts. In retrospect, X has shown itself to be selective.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, is chairman of the House select committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Jan. 6 committee makes its case against Trump, his allies and their conspiracy to commit an insurrection: Five essential reads

The US select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol has wrapped up its nearly two-year probe of that day’s violent but unsuccessful insurrection.

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