Trump DEI: Brown University, pictured here, reached a settlement with the Trump administration that requires identity-based outreach and programming even as federal officials crack down on campus DEI initiatives.

Magazine

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The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down as he walks past a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd.

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The Rise of White Identity Politics

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by Nancy LeTourneau May 13, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Democrats Can’t Ignore Identity Politics to Make Themselves Electable

by Nancy LeTourneau May 7, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Democrats Have Flipped the Identity Politics Narrative

by Nancy LeTourneau March 14, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

All Republicans Have is Identity Politics

by Nancy LeTourneau November 1, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

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by Nancy LeTourneau September 4, 2018January 9, 2022

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identity politics

How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI

The Eternal Social Justice Summer

In Zohran Mamdani’s New York

Are Identity Politics Hampering the Current Progressive Movement?

The Rise of White Identity Politics

Do Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg Disagree About Identity Politics?

Democrats Can’t Ignore Identity Politics to Make Themselves Electable

Democrats Have Flipped the Identity Politics Narrative

All Republicans Have is Identity Politics

Do People of Color Have a Seat at Mark Lilla’s Table?

The Case for a Shadow Court

Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons

Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?

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Barney Frank’s Last Harsh Warning to the Left

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