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Racism's place in Canada
Madiha Syed | When will my hijab be the symbol of peace it is meant to be rather than a target for hateful people?
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East front of U.S. Capitol from the Senate wing. Image credit: Phil Roeder/Flickr
U.S. Senate filibuster empowers white supremacists and blocks progress
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | As Republicans nationally ramp up an unprecedented attack on democracy, the need to eliminate the filibuster has never been more urgent.
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Prime Minister Trudeau participates in an anti-Black racism protest, June 2020. Image credit: Adam Scotti/PMO
When white supremacist governments proclaim themselves anti-racist allies
Matthew Behrens | Traditional opponents of draconian anti-terrorism instruments suddenly threw their support behind these measures when they were applied to the racist Proud Boys and other white supremacist groups.
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Trump's second impeachment trial highlights deep roots of white supremacy
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The Senate should convict ex-president Donald Trump. But the underlying causes of the insurrection, racism and white supremacy, will require far more work to overcome.
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U.S. Capitol Hill riot. Image credit: Marco Verch Professional Photographer/Flickr
Tracing the toxic roots of the Capitol attack
Bill Blaikie | Some historical observations about how America arrived at this terribly dangerous place in its history.
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Trudeau announcing support for Black entrepreneurs at a press conference in September 2020. Image: CanadianPM/Twitter
Canadians are using the term 'racialized' incorrectly
Yafet Tewelde | The normalizing of whiteness through the conflation of all non-white groups under the term "racialized" is endemic to how racism operates in Canada.
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President Donald J. Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence addresses his remarks during an update on the nation’s COVID-19 Coronavirus testing strategy, September 28, 2020. Image: The White House/Flickr
Donald Trump continues to encourage white supremacist violence
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by," President Trump declared at his first presidential debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
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Multiculturalism can't defeat xenophobia
Khadijah Kanji | Part three in a series addressing the myths that conflate multiculturalism and anti-racism.
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Multicultural diversity is not racial equality
Khadijah Kanji | Part two in a series addressing the myths that conflate multiculturalism and anti-racism.
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Resistance and resurgence -- confronting anti-Black racism in Canada
Victoria Fenner | A replay of a webinar by Feminists Deliver on June 8, 2020, featuring a panel of Black women activists talking about a wide range of subjects relating to anti-Black racism in Canada.
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Mount Rushmore, and the United States' white supremacist-in-chief
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | President Trump's planned rally at Mount Rushmore occurs as the U.S. suffers an explosion of COVID-19 cases and a national debate on how to deal with symbols enshrining systemic racism.
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The global, historical and revolutionary implications of saying 'Black Lives Matter'
Chuka Ejeckam | Manufactured mortality among Black and Indigenous people is a fundamental mechanism by which the world operates. Addressing this inequity requires action on a global scale.