Hatewatch Headlines 7/17/2017
Birch Society is alive and well in Texas; Islamophobia unites far-right factions; Corey Stewart aims for Sen. Kaine’s seat in Virginia; and more.
Politico: The John Birch Society is alive and well in the 21st century, especially in Texas.
TruthOut: Islamophobia is the glue that holds diverse factions of the far right together.
Huffington Post: Stephen Colbert shreds Attorney General Sessions for speaking to anti-LGBT group.
WUSA-TV (Washington, DC): Far-right Republican Corey Stewart wants to run for U.S. Senate seat held by Kaine.
Think Progress: Rep. Louie Gohmert says Matt Damon movie The Martian proves anti-gay discrimination is justified.
Washington Post: Education Secretary DeVos pays outsize attention to students wrongly accused of campus rape.
Right Wing Watch: Matt Barber wants Trump to replace all Obama appointees with right-wing Christians.
The Root: No hate-crime charge planned in case of stabbing of black Bowie State student by young Maryland man.
Bangor Daily News (ME): 18-year-old charged with intentionally running over, severely injuring transgender women.
Raw Story: New book examines the deep history of the radical right’s stealth plan for America.
The Triangle (Philadelphia): White-nationalist flyers featuring crude racial appeals show up on Drexel campus.
The Guardian (UK): Redneck Revolt is the armed left-wing group that wants to stamp out fascism.
New York Times: When is speech violence?
