Marching Toward the Mainstream

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Issue Number:

110

Summer

2003

Armed with new ideas, allies and products, the radical right invades pop culture. Neo-Confederates are determined to reconstruct Abraham Lincoln. Pat Buchanan and others warn 'cultural Marxism,' a shadowy Jewish conspiracy, will subvert American culture.

In This Issue

Radical Groups Recruit Through 'Culture Festivals'

By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow

Around the country, radical right groups are staging 'European' festivals in a bid to draw ethnic whites into the movement.

Lincoln Reconstructed

By Bob Moser

As the neo-Confederate movement grows more aggressive, 'Honest Abe' Lincoln is depicted as evil personified.

Hate for Sale

Beneath the radar screen of mainstream society, a commercial subculture of hate is flourishing.

By Bob Moser

Successful distribution and retail companies use messages of hate to market the accoutrements of a subculture.

Reframing the Enemy

By Bill Berkowitz

'Cultural Marxism,' a conspiracy theory with an anti-Semitic twist, is being pushed by much of the American right.

More Features

Eric Rudolph, At Last Editorial By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow Fugitive Eric Rudolph, accused bomber and radical right Butch Cassidy, is finally captured; more on how radical right ideas permeate the mainstream in this issue of the Intelligence Report.	Smelly Cheese By Kevin Hicks Writer Harold Covington is a famous neo-Nazi and propagandist — and a notorious writer of terrible novels.
Roots of the Right By Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director A Harvard history professor re-examines the impact of conservatism in California's Orange County in "Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right."	Into the Mainstream By Chip Berlet An array of right-wing foundations and think tanks support efforts to make bigoted and discredited ideas respectable.
Common Ground? When anti-Semitic 'Patriots' gathered to celebrate their favorite magazine, Media Bypass, they were joined by an unlikely ally.	Fair and Balanced? Steve Rendall and Norman Solomon, two long-time press critics, discuss the mainstream American media, its failings, and how it sometimes promotes bigotry.
Defending Dixie By Heidi Beirich and Bob Moser The Washington Times has always been conservative and error-prone. Now, it's helping to popularize extremist ideas and neo-Confederate sympathy.	America's Newspaper? By Heidi Beirich and Bob Moser The Washington Times has a long record of hyped stories, shoddy reporting and failure to correct errors
Whitewashing the Confederacy By George Ewert A recent movie glorifies the Confederacy, whitewashes slavery and twists American history — luckily, it's a terrible film.	Outfitting Dixie By Heidi Beirich and Bob Moser Riding a new political movement, a clothing manufacturer grows from a successful business into a cause.
Gibson Family Values? By Nia Hightower Long a favorite actor of the far right, Mel Gibson comes under attack over a new film — and his father's views of Jews

Briefs

Patriot Act Redux By Sara-Ellen Amster Patriot Act II, a second anti-terrorism proposal that further erodes Americans' civil liberties, comes under attack from both parties.	'Civil Rights' Group Retains Alabama Leader Tied to Klan Hate and Heritage Linda Sewell, Heritage Preservation Association of Alabama head, retains organization position despite an Intelligence Report exposé on her ties to the Klan.	Texas Vigilante Group Faces Charges and Lawsuit On the Border Ranch Rescue, a Texas vigilante group, faces a lawsuit that aims to shut down its paramilitary anti-immigrant operations.
White Revolution Surrenders the Alamo Neo-Nazis For members of White Revolution, the neo-Nazi coalition that split off last year from the powerful National Alliance, the symbolism was almost too good to be true.	Five Years Later, 'Atomic Dog' Caged for Good Anti-Abortion Violence Five years after the assassination of Dr. Bernard Slepian, James Kopp is found guilty of second-degree murder and receives the maximum sentence.	Alleged Satanist Charged in Anti-Christian Attack Hate Music California "satanic" band's front man, "Lord Morder," has been arrested in a Jan. 19 anti-Christian drive-by shooting.
Neo-Nazi Seeks the Barr of Justice Extremist Crimes Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr is allegedly sought as legal counsel by neo-Nazi Chester Doles, currently facing weapons charges.	Defying Vote, SCV Boss Ousts Moderate Neo-Confederates Sons of Confederate Veterans chief Ron Wilson defies his membership to keep the upper hand in an ongoing split.

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