The Guardian View on Donald Trump: A Racist in Substance and Style

THE GUARDIAN: The US president’s bigotry has a political purpose: to distract voters and energise his base. He doesn’t care about the damage he might inflict in the process

Donald Trump’s agenda is to turn the clock back in the United States half a century, to a time when elected leaders spoke the language of white supremacy. Like Mr Trump, they did not use dog whistles. Until 1967, 17 states had laws banning interracial marriage. Mississippi did not vote to abolish the 13th amendment of the US constitution, which outlawed slavery, until 1995. Of course, legal segregation is a distant memory today, and race in America is not the chasm it once was. The country has had a black president and immigrants, white and non-white, have become rich and famous. Yet Mr Trump has, in a short space of time, remoulded the Republican party by excluding and gagging anyone who challenges him. This is no longer a question of the Republican leadership’s inability to deal with the president’s racism, but of its complicity in it. » | Editorial | Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Trump Says His Racist Tweets Are “Not at All” Racist

Four outspoken Democratic politicians - all women of colour, all US citizens, all but one born in the United States, yet, according to President Trump, they should all go home and fix the problems in their own countries.

Trump’s Tweet Was Condemned as Racist. His Response: No, They’re the Racists

THE NEW YORK TIMES: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday increased his attacks on four first-term Democratic congresswomen and warned the party about uniting “around the foul language & racist hatred spewed” from the American women whom he recently told to “go back” to their own countries.

Instead of walking back his remarks, Mr. Trump demanded that the four congresswomen, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts, issue their own apologies to him and “the people of Israel.” Ms. Omar is the only one of the four who was born outside the United States.

“So many people are angry at them & their horrible & disgusting actions!” he wrote. » | Eileen Sullivan | Monday, July 15, 2019

How Ukip Normalised Far-right Politics

Since the Brexit vote in 2016, Ukip is no longer primarily concerned with attacking the EU. Now led by Gerard Batten, the party has started to normalise far-right ideas and has given roles to figures including Tommy Robinson. The Guardian's Peter Walker asks how it happened and examines what it means for British politics

THE GUARDIAN: Racism on the rise since Brexit vote, nationwide study reveals » | Robert Booth, Social affairs correspondent | Monday, May 20, 2019

Tucker Carlson's Racism Revealed

Right-wing Protests in Chemnitz: What Is the Root of This Hate? | DW English

Rage and violence in the streets of Chemnitz. A deadly knife attack by refugees on a German man has led to riots and the targeting of foreigners. Right-wing demonstrators and anti-fascist counterdemonstrators are facing off. Are police and politicians out of their depth? Our guests: Karen Taylor (Policy Advisor), Hans Pfeifer (DW), Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel)

Time's Up Activists Warn Trump's "Shithole Countries" Remark Will Embolden White Supremacists

Ta-Nehisi Coates: With a Racist in the White House, the Bloodshed in Charlottesville was Predictable

The nation continues to grapple with the fallout from this weekend’s violence after a Nazi sympathizer drove into a crowd of anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring 19. President Donald Trump finally condemned white supremacists on Monday for the bloodshed this weekend, after initially failing to directly blame the group. The move followed mounting pressure and severe backlash from nationwide street protests and corporate CEOs who resigned from Trump’s American Manufacturing Council over his failure to quickly condemn the deadly violence. Meanwhile, a Foreign Policy report revealed that an FBI and Department of Homeland Security bulletin concluded that white supremacist groups were responsible for more homicides "than any other domestic extremist movement." Despite these findings, the Trump administration recently slashed funds to organizations dedicated to fighting right-wing violence. To discuss all these developments, we speak with award-winning acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates in his first major interview since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He is the author of a forthcoming book, due out in October, "We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy."

'I Think This Is Life Or Death For The Republican Party' | Morning Joe | MSNBC

The stain of racism is splattering throughout the Republican Party, says Morning Joe regular and former Ted Cruz campaign spokesman, Rick Tyler.

Trevor Noah on President Trump, Racism in America, & More | The View

Former White Supremacist Shares Personal Story. Has Donald Trump Has Reignited Movement? | MSNBC

Former white supremacist, Arno Michaelis, talks to NBC’s Sheinelle Jones to discuss whether Donald Trump’s campaign reignited the white supremacist movement.

Is Donald Trump Racist? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie vs R. Emmett Tyrrell – BBC Newsnight

Is Donald Trump racist? Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the editor in chief of the American Spectator, R. Emmett Tyrrell clash on the issue in a discussion with Emily Maitlis.

Cameron Responsible for Rise in Xenophobia & Racism Abuse in UK - Watchdog

A report condemning “considerable intolerant political discourse in the UK, particularly focusing on immigration” was published by the Council of Europe’s Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on Tuesday. David Cameron was singled out, in particular, for describing asylum-seekers arriving from the Middle East and North Africa as a “swarm.”

Inside Story: What's Fueling Hatred and Intolerance in the UK?

Racism in Britain is on the rise as well as homophobia, anti-semitism and anti-Muslim violence. Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Racism On The Rise in UK after Brexit Vote: Watchdog

The Far Right Are Coming: Brexit Has Helped Them Along – Randeep Ramesh | Comment is Free

The EU referendum debate and result has laid ground for the far right to gain momentum, argues the Guardian’s social affairs editor Randeep Ramesh.

"Brexit Will Affect Our Culture as Racism and Xenophobia Will Rise" | 24.06.2016

Maajid Nawaz discusses the implications of the EU referendum result which was in favour of leaving the UK leaving the EU. In the talk, Maajid stated that "Brexit will not have a long term effect on our economy or counter-terrorism, but it will effect our culture as racism and xenophobia will rise"

Europe in Crisis: A Shattered Haven

China: The Most Racist Advertisement Ever: Qiaobi

Sweden's Liberal Reputation Tarnished as Race Attacks Rise

Kyle James, who was pepper-sprayed by bouncers at a
Swedish nightclub.

THE GUARDIAN: Perceived tolerant, amicable nature of Scandinavian nation fading as instances of discrimination and violence rise, according to UN study

Kyle James, a black New Yorker with a top job in banking, had been warned to expect problems in bars and nightclubs in Stockholm when he visited the city in July. But nothing prepared him for what happened when he entered a well-known bar with two black friends.

After he had bought a drink, bouncers told him to leave; when he asked why, they dragged him outside, pepper-sprayed his eyes and pinned him to the ground. Police then handcuffed him and his friends. James, 32, was made to strip naked and spent the night without clothes in a cell.

Laughing, police accused him of punching a bouncer, although there were many witnesses who said that he did not. “It was one of the most demeaning experiences of my life,” says James. “I always had the perception that people were forward-thinking and liberal in Scandinavia, but not even an animal should be treated in that way.”

He tried to seek justice through the courts but after police dropped the case against him Swedish lawyers advised him not to press charges. Read on and comment » | David Crouch in Gothenburg | Friday, October 2, 2015