Gary Younge

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Gary Younge, a member of The Nation’s editorial board, is a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and a Type Media Fellow.

Where Elections End and Politics Begins

Where Elections End and Politics Begins Where Elections End and Politics Begins

The disaffection across the country goes way beyond an “enthusiasm gap.”

Oct 30, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

What Race Has to Do With It What Race Has to Do With It

This election has posed a challenge of self-control for Republicans raised on a diet of welfare queens and Willie Horton.

Oct 3, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display

“Diversity” today marks a shift from equal opportunities to photo opportunities; institutions look different but they operate in exactly the same way.

Sep 5, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why?

With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why? With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why?

James Holmes’s rampage was horrifying, but it was not unfathomable.

Jul 25, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round.

Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint George Zimmerman’s Trial Could Become Racial Flashpoint

Like trial of OJ Simpson and the Rodney King case, the Zimmerman trial may reveal very different visions of justice.

Apr 12, 2012 / Gary Younge

What Do We See in Obama?

What Do We See in Obama? What Do We See in Obama?

As in a Rorschach test, people see in him what they want to see. Why don’t we look at his record?

Apr 11, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism

Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism

There may be tension but there isn’t a class war within the Republican Party, because they’re all on the same side.

Mar 14, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona

Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona

The authors of Arizona’s new law want to collapse Latino identity into white American mythology.

Feb 8, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

The GOP’s Blatant Racism

The GOP’s Blatant Racism The GOP’s Blatant Racism

From Newt Gingrich to Ron Paul, Republican presidential candidates have stopped speaking in code and embraced baldly racist rhetoric.

Jan 11, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

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