By Nicky Falkof, University of the Witwatersrand American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from…
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In spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research
By Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, and mounting pressure…
Musk’s inauguration salute is not the only apparent fascist signal from Trump’s administration
By Matthew Kriner, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Once again, a presidential administration headed by Donald Trump is in the…
Anti-immigration policies: why harsh new rules put in place by Trump and other rich countries won’t last
By Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town Donald Trump, America’s new president, has cut back massively on US commitments to…
Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies
By Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson CollegeFor most Americans, Jan. 6 was once an ordinary, ho-hum day. That changed in 2021…
Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy
By Sandhya Shukla, University of Virginia Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign presented a dark vision of America that painted migrants…
How humor and ‘dark play’ radicalize Trump’s voter base
By Beer Prakken, University of Groningen It would be safe to assume that around half of US voters don’t find…
The racist ‘one-drop rule’ lives on in how Trump talks about Black politicians and whiteness in America
By Marya T. Mtshali, Harvard University Americans who heard former President Donald Trump claim that Vice President Kamala Harris previously…
Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian
By Geoff M Boucher, Deakin University Is Donald Trump a fascist? General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint…
