Barack Obama, the son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Africa, is a symbol of the rich diversity of our nation, his election a sign of how far our nation has come in embracing that diversity. But there are other signs of just how far we have to go.
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Victim Awarded $2.5 Million in SPLC Lawsuit
A case brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center results in a $2.5-million judgment against the Imperial Klans of America
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The Center for Immigration Studies says it's an 'independent' think tank seeking to expand knowledge. It's more than that.
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Women of the gay-bashing Westboro Baptist Church say they're just ‘loving their neighbor' when they predict he'll burn in hell
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The founder of a leading immigration-restriction group says he's no racist. But his close ties to a key nativist raise questions.
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Racist Backlash Greets New U.S. President
Even as many celebrated, the election of America's first black president provoked a furious backlash from some angry whites
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A former racist skinhead recruiter describes his violent life in the movement, and how he came to leave it all behind
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The Intelligence Project identified 149 "Patriot" groups that were active in 2008, up from 131 in 2007.
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Nativist Group Criticized for Failure to Spend
A key nativist group's political action committee spent only 9% of recently raised funds on candidates, angering former supporters
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El Centro de estudios de Inmigración dice que es un grupo de expertos "independientes" que busca expandir sus conocimientos. Es más que eso.
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El fundador de un destacado grupo partidario de restringir la inmigración dice que no es racista. Pero sus vínculos cercanos con un nativista clave suscitan
dudas
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Aunque el HUD de inmediato desmintió el dato falso, éste se dispersó rápidamente en blogs populares, programas de radio de agencias de noticias y las principales cadenas de cable.
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El comité de acción política de un grupo nativista clave destinó sólo 9% de los fondos recién recaudados a los candidatos, algo que enojó a ex
partidarios
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A mediados del año pasado, Jim Gilchrist, uno de los arquitectos principales del movimiento nativista moderno, parecía un hombre lleno de arrepentimiento.
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El asesinato de Lucero hizo que mucha gente sugiriera que los debates acrimoniosos recientes del condado de Long Island sobre las leyes inmigratorias locales y los jornaleros latinos han creado un clima que fomentó la violencia.
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A collection of quotes regarding race and hate
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So-called "sovereign citizens" are notorious for engaging in a variety of schemes involving money, false identification documents and the courts — scams that land them in criminal trouble with remarkable regularity.
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Interview conducted by Casey Sanchez Photography by Mark Wallheiser
David Kanz, imprisoned for 'paper terrorism,' describes how he got into — and out of — the 'sovereign citizens' movement.
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The Year in Hate
The number of hate groups rises to a record 926; far-right commentators blame minorities for the subprime mortgage crisis; "nativist extremist" groups continue to grow; and the sovereign citizen movement gains momentum.
In This Issue
The Year in Hate, 2008
Illustration by Sean McCabe
Minority Meltdown
'Sinister Intentions'
Return of the Sovereigns
More Features
Diversity and Its Discontents
Crushing the Klan
Behind the Mask
The Westboro Baptist Church Debates
Lie Down with Dogs
White Heat
Coming Out
'Patriot' Groups
Money & the Minutemen
Bajo la Máscara
Malas Compañías
La crisis: ¿culpa de las minorías?
El dinero y los Minutemen
'Intenciones Siniestras'
A mediados del año pasado, Jim Gilchrist, uno de los arquitectos principales del movimiento nativista moderno, parecía un hombre lleno de arrepentimiento.
Los asesinatos por nativistas afectan áreas anti-inmigratorias
Hate in the Mainstream
Incident List: 'Sovereigns' and the Law
Sovereign Ex: Participant Tells His Story
Photography by Mark Wallheiser
Briefs
Nativist Murders Suggest Effect of Rhetoric
Tony Alamo Faces New Underage Sex Charges
Austrian Nativist Leader Dies in Car Crash
Helpers in NH Standoff Handed Stiff Terms
Woman Murdered After Trying to Quit Klan
Fox News Uses Radical Anti-Semite as Expert
Fox News uses radical anti-Semite as 'free-speech' expert
New Charges Against Neo-Nazi Bill White
Arizona Reelects Hard-Core Nativist Politician
Forced out as an Arizona state representative after eight years because of term limits, immigrant-bashing legislator Russell Pearce was elected to the state Senate in November. A Republican from Mesa, Pearce defeated his Democratic opponent by getting 56% of the vote.
Racist Skinheads at Walt Disney World
VDARE: GOP Should Concentrate on Whites
Holding Klan Leaders Accountable
Moscow Skinheads Murder 20 Immigrants
British Extremist Membership List Leaked
Holocaust Deniers May Face New Prosecutions
Los arizonenses reeligen a un político nativista conservador
The Blotter: Spring 2009
Updates on Extremism and the Law