The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power
No president in the post-civil-rights era has been as racially aggressive as the now-47th president.
Feb 7, 2025 / Clarence Lusane for The Nation
With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared
What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.
Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
Don’t Believe Trump When He Claims He’s Not Racist Don’t Believe Trump When He Claims He’s Not Racist
Trump does not deserve a single Black or Hispanic vote. Nada. None.
Jul 11, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
Black MAGA Is Still MAGA to the Core Black MAGA Is Still MAGA to the Core
Trump’s strategy for the Black vote has been high on empty symbolism and low on specific policy benefits for the Black community.
May 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution Donald Trump Makes a Mockery of the Constitution
His determination to put the 14th Amendment in the trash can of history should draw the most concern.
Feb 15, 2024 / Clarence Lusane
The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency The Catastrophe of a Second Trump Presidency
Should he somehow, despite four criminal indictments and multiple trials, return to the White House, we can’t say we weren’t warned.
Dec 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party
The KKK did not choose to support Donald Trump because he was a Republican—but because they agreed with the ideas that he and other far-right politicians spout.
Oct 11, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd
In the areas where Americans would be most severely affected, there’s hardly a fly’s hair of separation between them.
May 25, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
What We’ll Be Celebrating When Harriet Tubman Appears on the 20-Dollar Bill What We’ll Be Celebrating When Harriet Tubman Appears on the 20-Dollar Bill
Constantly underestimated, she risked her life and freedom to liberate others and was committed to building a political system that endowed women and people of color with the same ...
Mar 31, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke
Her Machiavellian maneuvering notwithstanding, count on one thing: She won’t be able to beat either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.
Mar 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane