Hate crimes against perceived Muslims, which jumped 50% in 2010 largely as a result of anti-Muslim propagandizing, remained at relatively high levels for a second year in 2011, according to the FBI’s new national hate crime statistics.
For a decade, millions of students across the country participated in an annual anti-bias program called “Mix It Up at Lunch Day” without the slightest hint of controversy.
Confessed serial killer and bank robber Israel Keyes, who committed suicide in an Alaska jail this December, attended a Washington state church with his parents that proselytized the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity religion, reliable sources told the Intelligence Report.
Thomas Naylor, the man who founded and long led a left-leaning Vermont secessionist movement but simultaneously allied himself closely with racist Southern secessionists, died after a stroke in December. He was 76.
For months before his January arrest for plotting and preparing a terrorist attack against his black and gay classmates, 17-year-old Derek Mathew Shrout and a pack of up to 11 buddies allegedly wandered the halls of their Alabama high school, shouting “white power.”
Since being jailed in Britain shortly after returning from an illegal trip to the United States to speak to a gathering of anti-Muslim bigots last September, the ranks of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s far-right English Defence League have reportedly been dwindling.
The Year in Hate and Extremism 2012
In This Issue
The Year in Hate and Extremism
The antigovernment ‘Patriot’ movement expands for the fourth year in a row as hate groups remain at near-historic highs
Once Again, Gun Control Spurs the ‘Patriots’
It’s déjà vu all over again.
White Hot
For the Radical Right, Obama Victory Brings Fury and Fear
The Year in Nativism
After peaking two years ago, the number of immigrant-bashing ‘nativist extremist’ groups has fallen by almost 90%
More Features
End Times?
The future of the ‘sovereign’ Republic for the united States of America is in doubt following the indictment of its leader
'Sovereign' Senator
Secrets of the Sisterhood
Women in the white supremacist movement frequently have things to hide. Some of them can be quite embarrassing
Bringing Back Birch
The John Birch Society, the conspiracist group exiled by the right a half century ago, is on the march and gaining influence
Lawless
With their ‘prophet’ behind bars, jittery FLDS communities in Arizona and Utah face the scrutiny of a DOJ civil rights lawsuit
Gathering Storm
Stormfront, America’s oldest hate website and a longtime radical powerhouse, is facing serious trouble on several fronts
Active ‘Patriot’ Groups in the United States in 2012
The Intelligence Project identified 1,360 anti-government “Patriot” groups that were active in 2012.
'Nativist Extremist' Groups 2012
What follows is a state-by-state tally of the 38 groups that the SPLC lists as nativist extremist groups active in 2012.
Briefs
FBI: Bias Crimes Against Muslims Remain at High Levels
Hate crimes against perceived Muslims, which jumped 50% in 2010 largely as a result of anti-Muslim propagandizing, remained at relatively high levels for a second year in 2011, according to the FBI’s new national hate crime statistics.
Culture Warrior Santorum Joins Conspiracy Website as Columnist
File this under the “What is he thinking?” category.
Neo-Nazi Website Targets Enemies, Lists Personal Information
Religious Activists Attack Popular School Anti-Bias Program
For a decade, millions of students across the country participated in an annual anti-bias program called “Mix It Up at Lunch Day” without the slightest hint of controversy.
Alaska Serial Killer Attended Racist Church, Knew Terrorists
Confessed serial killer and bank robber Israel Keyes, who committed suicide in an Alaska jail this December, attended a Washington state church with his parents that proselytized the racist and anti-Semitic Christian Identity religion, reliable sources told the Intelligence Report.
‘Moorish National’s’ Spectacular Escape Ends in Ignominy
Of all the sovereign citizens in all the towns in all the world, Joseph Banks is the most likely to have a movie made about him.
Thomas Naylor, Controversial Vermont Secessionist, Dies
Thomas Naylor, the man who founded and long led a left-leaning Vermont secessionist movement but simultaneously allied himself closely with racist Southern secessionists, died after a stroke in December. He was 76.
Alabama Teen Arrested in Racist High School Terror Plot
For months before his January arrest for plotting and preparing a terrorist attack against his black and gay classmates, 17-year-old Derek Mathew Shrout and a pack of up to 11 buddies allegedly wandered the halls of their Alabama high school, shouting “white power.”
British Islamophobe Pleads Guilty After Entering U.S. Illegally
Since being jailed in Britain shortly after returning from an illegal trip to the United States to speak to a gathering of anti-Muslim bigots last September, the ranks of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s far-right English Defence League have reportedly been dwindling.
The Blotter
Updates on Extremism and The Law
Hate in the Mainstream
Quotes from the Far Right
For the Record
Incidents of apparent hate crimes and hate group activities listed here are drawn primarily from media sources.
The Last Word
The War On Krishna: Religious-right activists, fresh from the front lines of the War on Christmas, take on a new and dangerous pagan threat