Hatewatch Headlines 8/1/2017
Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt by federal judge; ‘Unite the Right’ rally to test free-speech limits; Political speech affects anti-Muslim hate crimes; and more.
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ): Maricopa County’s notorious ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt.
The Guardian: At American Renaissance gathering, ‘race realism’ and calls for white ethnostate dominate.
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA): ‘Unite the Right’ rally tests the limits of First Amendment free-speech protections.
Salon: The rise in hate crimes targeting Muslims has a lot to do with the way politicians talk about them.
Mother Jones: Nativist politico Lou Barletta, Trump’s political godfather, plans to run for the Senate.
The Atlantic: The U.S. government’s fight against violent extremism loses its leader, signaling an unhealthy shift.
Think Progress: The new civil-rights chief at the Justice Department has spent his career undermining civil rights.
Right Wing Watch: Tony Perkins boasts about FRC’s influence over policy in the Trump White House.
Huffington Post: John Oliver slams Alex Jones for the shady way he funds his show with ‘health cures.’
Raw Story: California Latino lawmakers endure steady racist threats — ‘This is Trump country’.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN): Minnesota militia group targets of months-long domestic terrorism investigation.
WTVD-TC (Wilmington, NC): Body of man kidnapped by white supremacist found; suspect’s father arrested.
The Forward: Beware the far-right Jewish Republicans who embrace the bigotry of the extremist right.
Death and Taxes: D.C. cop under investigation for allegedly wearing shirt with white supremacist imagery to court.
