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A Decade of Defiance

Issue Number: 
136
 | 
Winter
 
2009

A 10-year standoff in Texas; a historian on the Holocaust Museum board causes turmoil; and children who overcome a white supremacist upbringing.

In This Issue

A Decade of Defiance

A 10-Year Standoff in Texas Raises Thorny Issues
By Larry Keller
Famous standoffs between authorities and extremists have lasted up to 81 days. But in Texas, one man is going for a new record

Night at the Museum

A Controversial Historian at the Holocaust Museum

By Larry Keller

A historian with unusual views — some call them anti-Semitic — helps oversee a key institution memorializing the Holocaust

Children of Hate

Fighting Back Against Racist Parents
By Sonia Scherr / Photography by Hannelie Coetzee and Stefan Hester
Not all those who are born to professional racists become haters themselves. Here are the stories of three who didn't

Doing 'Right' in Vegas

Nevada Man Funding Hate and Denial Groups
By Rob Waters
From the place long known as 'Sin City,' a wealthy benefactor has been quietly funding a series of radical-right organizations.

More Features

Gathering Storm

Editorial
By Mark Potok, Senior Fellow
In recent months, as the right-wing clamor over health care and President Obama's leadership seemed to reach new heights, commentators from across the political spectrum increasingly began to warn of the possibility of violence.

A New Racist Sister Act Underwhelms

The Last Word
By Sonia Scherr
Nature abhors a vacuum, and now a new duet of racist teens has arisen to take the place of the infamous singing Gaede twins

Authors Probe Roots of U.S. Far Right

Two books look at early 20th century architects of the American radical right and their views of race, eugenics and fascism

A Jew in Prison

A Reflection on Anti-Semitism on the Yard
An inmate describes how he survives the rigors of anti-Semitism on the yard, and ponders where the experience has brought him

Crossing the Line

Former Dem Congresswoman Flirts With Deniers
By Rob Waters
A former congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate who has long criticized Israel is now flirting with anti-Semites

Holocaust Denial Movement Rocked by Infighting

Controversy Erupts on Holocaust Denial Scene
By Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director
A key figure in the world of Holocaust denial calls the movement a 'hindrance,' setting off a storm among former comrades

Funding FAIR

Key Philanthropist Supports Nativist Hate Group
By Rob Waters
A major philanthropist has long supported environmental groups. Now, Robert Wilson is backing a different kind of organization

Briefs

Canadian Skin Fights to Keep Kids

A Winnipeg court heard final arguments regarding an 8-year-old girl and her younger half-brother who were seized from their white supremacist parents.

Bomb Maker Guilty in London Plot

A British neo-Nazi was convicted in July of plotting a racist terror campaign targeting Asians and Muslims with homemade explosives.

Germans OK Nazi Signs, in Other Languages

Germany's Federal Court of Justice (comparable to the U.S Supreme Court) ruled that if Nazi slogans are presented in a language other than German, they are not illegal.

Racist British Party Wins Euro-Seats

The neofascist British National Party (BNP) made unprecedented political gains in June, when two of its members were elected to the European Parliament.

Gunman Murders Army Recruiter

Domestic Terrorism
Gunman kills Army recruiter outside Arkansas station

DOJ Probes 'Discriminatory Policing' in NY

Hate Crimes
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has begun an investigation into allegations of "discriminatory policing" in the Suffolk County, N.Y., police department's treatment of crimes reported against Latinos.

Neo-Nazis Arrested in Mail Bombing

Domestic Terrorism
White supremacists arrested in 2004 mail bombing

Racist Gang Probate Charged in Double Murder

A white supremacist who worked as a prison guard in Pennsylvania is facing murder charges and a possible death penalty.

Feds Investigate Dropping of Panther Case

Black Separatists
Feds investigate decision to drop case against Panthers

Threats Trials for Neo-Nazis Approach

Extremist Crimes
Criminal threat trials draw near for key neo-Nazis

Woman Gets 35 Years in NH Standoff

Tax Protesters
Elaine Brown sentenced to 35 years in standoff

The Blotter: Winter 2009

Updates on Extremism and the Law

Hate in the Mainstream

Quotes from the Right

Quotes from Tom Tancredo, Rob Williams, Rusty DePass...