Race and racism
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Why did Americans vote for Trump?
The question commentators won’t ask is simple: what kind of society votes Donald Trump President? Siobhán McGuirk surveys the fragmented USA
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Ten things you can do to combat racism and xenophobia
#PostReferendumRacism has exposed the racist and xenophobic belly of Britain. Luckily, there is a lot that you can do. Siobhan McGuirk has gathered 10 suggestions, feel free to add your own below
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The complicity of the white liberal left in the rise of Donald Trump
There are deep reasons for racism in American politics, but the white liberal left has done little to prevent it, writes Mariama Eversley
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‘Faster, faster, faster’: The diary of a hotel cleaner
In the opening post of a new blog project, the anonymous ‘Maid in London’ describes her first day cleaning a luxury London hotel
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Assata, an Autobiography – review
Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant
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Beyond Berlusconi
Populist, authoritarian, xenophobic and sustained in office by a corrupt electoral system – but Silvio Berlusconi’s government isn’t the only one in Europe that can be described this way
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Radical Motown
The pioneering black music label, Tamla Motown, marks its 50th anniversary in 2009. Fiona Osler assesses its impact
