A retrospective of the 1990s reveals a decade unprecedented in the history of extremism. The annual roundup of hate groups finds the Internet and 'mergers' as major forces. A new convergence of 'left' and 'right' surrounds the issue of globalism.
Extremist predictions that the millennial date change would bring martial law or revolutionary violence failed to materialize. Instead, many on the radical right cowered in their bunkers.
The 1990's was a remarkable decade on the American radical right with events such as Ruby Ridge, Waco, Oklahoma City, and the birth of the 'New World Order.'
The First Amendment protects most hateful speech on the World Wide Web, but there are exceptions
In a speech to the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, Intelligence Report Editor Mark Potok discussed the First Amendment as it applies to the Internet.
Todd Blodgett, A Washington, D.C., consultant who has worked closely with two of the country's leading extremists, discusses the past he says he now regrets.
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit in January 2000 against Jeff Berry, American Knights of the KKK leader, alleging false imprisonment and assault against two journalists.
Survivalist James "Bo" Gritz has been called many things: decorated Vietnam War hero and model for the "Rambo" movies, hapless champion of Americans lost in action in Southeast Asia, opportunistic anti-Semite.
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have spent years trying to join Missouri's Adopt-a-Highway program. But vandals keep knocking down the signs designating the Klan-cleaned stretch.
In January, the South Carolina Heritage coalition organized a rally in honor of the Confederate flag in Columbia, South Carolina. The coalition said it was defending 'heritage, not hate,' although many racists were in attendance.
Killer Skinhead Randall Rojas is sentenced to life in prison for a racist murder — and changes his tune from repudiation of racism to a stream of obscenities.
Officials are still puzzled about the motives of three men who murdered a small town Colorado police officer when he attempted to stop them in a stolen water truck.
Following a mistrial on charges of first-degree murder, a Denver Skinhead who once boasted publicly of slaying a West African man at a bus stop has pleaded guilty to the killing in return for avoiding the death penalty.
The Decade in Review
A retrospective of the 1990s reveals a decade unprecedented in the history of extremism. The annual roundup of hate groups finds the Internet and 'mergers' as major forces. A new convergence of 'left' and 'right' surrounds the issue of globalism.
In This Issue
A retrospective of Hate Incidents and Groups in the 1900s
The Decade in Review
Reviewing the 1990s, a decade virtually unprecedented in the history of the American radical right.
Hate Groups Drop in 1999, Numbers May Be Deceiving
In 1999, as many hate groups consolidate and others mainstream their message, a new kind of extremism is taking shape.
‘Battle in Seattle’ Brings Left and Right Wing Zealots Together
The spreading battle against the forces of economic globalism is shaping the extremism of the new millennium.
Anti-Semitic, Christian Identity Believers Surprised at Result of Y2K
Extremist predictions that the millennial date change would bring martial law or revolutionary violence failed to materialize. Instead, many on the radical right cowered in their bunkers.
More Features
Reshaping Extremism
Internet Hate and the Law
In a speech to the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, Intelligence Report Editor Mark Potok discussed the First Amendment as it applies to the Internet.
Todd Blodgett Discusses Working for High-Profile Extremists
Todd Blodgett, A Washington, D.C., consultant who has worked closely with two of the country's leading extremists, discusses the past he says he now regrets.
Denying the Holocaust
SPLC Sues Klan Leader Jeff Berry
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit in January 2000 against Jeff Berry, American Knights of the KKK leader, alleging false imprisonment and assault against two journalists.
Briefs
James 'Bo' Gritz: Would-Be Kidnapper?
Survivalist James "Bo" Gritz has been called many things: decorated Vietnam War hero and model for the "Rambo" movies, hapless champion of Americans lost in action in Southeast Asia, opportunistic anti-Semite.
Spic-and-Span Klan
Klan finds cleaning up is hard to do
Flag Rally
An Illinois Neo-Nazi Calls on the Law
Drugs and the Right
Unrepentant Los Angeles Killer Gets Life
Utah Survivalists
Death Sentence Averted, Thill Faces More trials
Hate-Crime Laws Face Challenges