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  1. crime
    What We Know About the UVA ShootingThree people are dead and two more are injured after a gunman opened fire on the school’s Charlottesville campus.
    By Claire Lampen
  2. charlottesville
    Driver in Charlottesville Car Attack Pleads Guilty to 29 Hate CrimesJames Fields Jr. will not be given the death penalty.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  3. charlottesville
    Man Who Killed Young Woman in Charlottesville SentencedA jury sentenced James Alex Fields Jr., 21, to life plus 419 years, and $480,000 in fines for killing heather Heyer at the Unite the Right rally.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  4. politics
    Tired Boy Donald Trump Says He Fell Asleep During Obama’s SpeechAfter Obama asked how hard it is to say Nazis are bad.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  5. unite the right
    ‘Get Out of My Room!’: Far-Right Leader’s Dad Interrupts Anti-Semitic LivestreamWith a host of lawsuits to pay off, Jason Kessler is stuck staying with his parents.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  6. charlottesville
    On Anniversary of Heather Heyer’s Death, Her Mother Reflects on Her Loss“I don’t want other mothers to be in my spot.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  7. q&a
    White Nationalists Are More Emboldened Than Ever“Our government’s move toward a white-nationalist agenda is fueling local street violence in a way that is going to lead to more death.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. charlottesville
    Kirstjen Nielsen Still Thinks There Were Two Sides to Charlottesville Attacks“I think what’s important about that conversation is, it’s not that one side is right and one side is wrong.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  9. Trump Says There Were ‘Bad Dudes’ on Both Sides in CharlottesvilleThe president is doubling down on his moral equivalence.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  10. crime blotter
    Somebody Beheaded a Christopher Columbus Statue in New YorkA New York City mayoral candidate recently called Columbus “the founder of our nation.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  11. charlottesville
    What Heather Heyer KnewShe initially decided that it would be too dangerous to stand up to right-wing extremists. She changed her mind. Why?
    By Gail Sheehy
  12. interview
    Just Try and Silence Symone SandersThe 27-year-old pundit refuses to be stepped on.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  13. charlottesville
    Daughters of the Confederacy Feel ‘Very Hurt’ by Calls to Remove StatuesThis sounds very difficult for them.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  14. what’s good
    A Lipstick Cursing Trump Has Raised $40,000 for CharlottesvilleLipsticks against Trump.
    By Kathleen Hou
  15. charlottesville
    Read Heather Heyer’s Cousin’s Powerful Op-Ed on White Privilege“Why has the death of a white woman at the hands of a white supremacist group finally gotten the attention of white folk?”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. awful things
    North Carolina KKK Leader Threatens to ‘Burn’ Black Univision ReporterChristopher Barker made derogatory and threatening comments to journalist Ilia Calderón.
    By Lisa Ryan
  17. politics
    Watch CNN’s Kate Bolduan Shut Down GOP Candidate in Debate About CharlottesvilleCorey Stewart accused Kate Bolduan of using Heather Heyer’s death to advocate for taking down Confederate statues.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  18. charlottesville
    Mother of Charlottesville Victim Says She Refuses to Speak to Trump“You can’t wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying I’m sorry.”
    By Sarah Spellings
  19. charlottesville
    I Lost My Son to the Alt-Right MovementA mother reflects on her son’s descent into hate.
    By Anonymous As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  20. charlottesville
    Men’s-Rights Activism Is the Gateway Drug for the Alt-RightBoth movements appeal to those with fantasies of violent, sometimes apocalyptic redemption.
    By David Futrelle
  21. durham
    Durham Activists Turn Themselves in Out of Solidarity for Toppling StatueDozens of people attempted to turn themselves in after four were arrested for toppling a Confederate statue.
    By Lisa Ryan
  22. charlottesville
    How It Feels to Be a New Student of Color Going to College In Charlottesville“Getting a degree is the most important thing, but this is not the space I want to live in.”
    By Katie Van Syckle
  23. charlottesville
    Watch the Moving Speech Heather Heyer’s Mom Gave at Her Memorial ServiceHeyer’s mother, Susan Bro, spoke at her daughter’s memorial service Wednesday.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. Solange Deleted Her Twitter AccountAnd took to Instagram to explain why.
    By Sarah Spellings
  25. charlottesville
    White Supremacist Groups Are Being Sued by Victims of the Charlottesville AttackThe Daily Stormer, Vanguard America, and AltRight.com are among the defendants.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  26. Mom of Charlottesville Driver Previously Called 911 to Report He Was Beating HerPolice records show James Alex Fields Jr. had a history of domestic violence.
    By Lisa Ryan
  27. charlottesville
    Charlottesville Victim Says He Saved Fiancée by Pushing Her Out of Path of Car“Hate still lives and the person that allowed this, this rally to occur, you should be held accountable for her life.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. charlottesville
    Father of White Nationalist Denounces His Son After Charlottesville Rally“We have been silent up until now, but now we see that this was a mistake.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. politics
    Activist Symone Sanders Told to ‘Shut Up’ While Discussing White SupremacyRepublican politician Ken Cuccinelli tried to shout Sanders down while discussing the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. charlottesville
    Tiki Brand Does Not Condone the Use of Its Torches by White Supremacists“We do not support their message or the use of our products in this way.”
    By Sarah Spellings
  31. protests
    NFL’s Marshawn Lynch Protests by Sitting During National AnthemThe Oakland Raiders running back sat quietly during a preseason game Saturday night.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  32. charlottesville
    The Truth About Women and White SupremacyWomen have always been essential to the movement. To overlook that is to underestimate its reach.
    By Laura Smith
  33. charlottesville
    Woman Killed in Charlottesville Was ‘Murdered While Protesting Hate’Thirty-two-year-old Heather Heyer “had a very strong sense of right and wrong” and was dedicated to ending injustice, according to her mother.
    By Katie Van Syckle and Chas Danner