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Best of 2017: Political Writing

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The French Origins of “You Will Not Replace Us”
The French Origins of “You Will Not Replace Us”0.0

Thomas Chatterton Williams on the European thinkers behind the white-nationalist rallying cry heard at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

Here’s How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream
Here’s How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream0.0

A cache of documents obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals the truth about Steve Bannon’s alt-right “killing machine.”

Down the Breitbart Hole (Published 2017)
Down the Breitbart Hole (Published 2017)0.0

Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply provocative — or dangerous?

Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway.
Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway.0.0

In a depressed former steel town, the president’s promises don’t matter as much as they once did.

The Resegregation of Jefferson County
The Resegregation of Jefferson County0.0

What one Alabama town’s attempt to secede from its school district tells us about the fragile progress of racial integration in America.

The Danger of President Pence
The Danger of President Pence0.0

Trump’s critics yearn for his exit. But Mike Pence, the corporate right’s inside man, poses his own risks.

What Putin Really Wants
What Putin Really Wants0.0

Russia's strongman president has many Americans convinced of his manipulative genius. He's really just a gambler who won big.

Why the Scariest Nuclear Threat May Be Coming from Inside the White House
Why the Scariest Nuclear Threat May Be Coming from Inside the White House0.0

Donald Trump’s secretary of energy, Rick Perry, once campaigned to abolish the $30 billion agency that he now runs, which oversees everything from our nuclear arsenal to the electrical grid. The department’s budget is now on the chopping block. But does anyone in the White House really understand what the Department of Energy actually does? And what a horrible risk it would be to ignore its extraordinary, life-or-death responsibilities?

Going It Alone
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What happens when a Black woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies about the timeless value of America’s most storied trekking route.

The First White President
The First White President0.0

The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal
Donald Trump’s Worst Deal0.0

Adam Davidson on how President Trump helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Democratic House Candidates Were Also Targets of Russian Hacking (Published 2016)
Democratic House Candidates Were Also Targets of Russian Hacking (Published 2016)0.0

The fallout for nearly a dozen congressional candidates underscores the effect of the Russian influence operation on the American electoral system.

The Rise of the Valkyries
The Rise of the Valkyries0.0

In the alt-right, women are the future, and the problem