Scholar Reacts to Conspiracy Accusations
Scholar Reacts to Conspiracy Accusations
Americans, particularly on the far right, have always been given to conspiracy theories.
SACRAMENTO, Calif .— Last December, hundreds of racist skinheads across the country received the very same Christmas card. It depicted a half-eaten cookie on a plate next to a bottle of Rebel Yell bourbon, a shot glass etched with a death's head, and stockings hung by the chimney with care.
RICHMOND, N.H. — Nestled among rolling hills and thick, verdant forests, this small and quiet place is to all outward appearances a typically peaceful New England town.
Migrant workers who flocked to New Orleans to rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina were routinely cheated out of wages and faced other abuses while the U.S. Department of Labor made little effort to police the contractors employing them, a Southern Poverty Law Center attorney told a House subcommittee today.