The American radical right has changed in major ways over the last decade, and with those changes has come a new crop of leaders, both longtime agitators and newly minted ideologues -- men and women who are distorting our democracy.
With extremists moving into Montana for a last stand they liken to the Alamo and officials struggling to cope with swelling 'sovereign' movements, right-wing rhetoric is turning to an armed struggle.
The U.S. has killed Osama bin Laden and eroded al Qaeda's ability to launch 9/11-style attacks from afar. Now, Jihadists aim to radicalize Muslims already in America and use them to strike U.S. targets
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., a second wave of anti-Muslim hatred is sweeping the country. This time, the outrage seems largely ginned up by politicians and others seeking to capitalize on Americans' fears.
Led by antigovernment 'Patriot' groups, the radical right expands dramatically for the second year in a row; Cliff Kincaid attacks homosexuals as well as the 'liberal' media; Oklahoma forbids Islamic religious code
A Better Way
The Year in Hate and Extremism 2012
Massacre in Wisconsin
The neo-Nazi who slaughtered Sikhs developed his views in the Army and on the white power music scene.
Death in the Desert
Are American vigilantes murdering undocumented immigrants in Arizona?
30 to Watch
The American radical right has changed in major ways over the last decade, and with those changes has come a new crop of leaders, both longtime agitators and newly minted ideologues -- men and women who are distorting our democracy.
The Year in Hate and Extremism 2011
As the election approaches, radical antigovernment groups skyrocket.
A Gathering of Eagles
Ten Years After
The U.S. has killed Osama bin Laden and eroded al Qaeda's ability to launch 9/11-style attacks from afar. Now, Jihadists aim to radicalize Muslims already in America and use them to strike U.S. targets
Jihad Against Islam
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., a second wave of anti-Muslim hatred is sweeping the country. This time, the outrage seems largely ginned up by politicians and others seeking to capitalize on Americans' fears.
The Year in Hate & Extremism 2010
Led by antigovernment 'Patriot' groups, the radical right expands dramatically for the second year in a row; Cliff Kincaid attacks homosexuals as well as the 'liberal' media; Oklahoma forbids Islamic religious code