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How White Supremacy Returned to Mainstream Politics

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to lift up the concept of Manifest Destiny. This was not the first time he did so; he invoked the same phrase in his 2020 State of the Union address. And this was just the latest in a long line of rhetorical uses of words and ideas that have drawn attention to a disturbing trend in American politics.

While there are profound and positive changes unfolding in attitudes toward race in America—as evidenced by the strong public reaction to George Floyd's murder—another, more dangerous side to this debate seeks to bring back toxic political notions of racial superiority, stoke fear of immigrants and minorities to inflame grievances for political ends, and build a notion of an embattled white majority that has to defend its power by any means necessary.

These notions, once the preserve of fringe white nationalist groups, have increasingly infiltrated the mainstream of American political and cultural discussion, with poisonous results. A new report from the Center for American Progress explores how white supremacist ideas have seeped into America's mainstream political discourse and discusses ways to combat the spread of white nationalism in U.S. politics. This report is meant to help readers recognize and call out attempts to smuggle white supremacy into everyday politics and to support civic leaders of all political persuasions who stand up to this poison.

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In the Spotlight

Court's Out for the Summer

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its final decisions of the term, with some long-anticipated rulings on issues of workplace discrimination, access to birth control, and the fate of President Trump's financial records. In case you missed it, check out CAP's statements on these crucial decisions.

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CAP in the News

The Guardian
Russia is killing US soldiers. Trump's response is a shameful dereliction of duty, op-ed by CAP's Michael H. Fuchs

Just Security
Pardoning Roger Stone Could Itself Be an Unpardonable Crime, op-ed by CAP's Sam Berger

PatientDaily
Editorial alleges government neglects indigenous people in COVID-19 pandemic

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