Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
In May of 1968, a high-profile trial began in Boston that dramatically illustrated a larger phenomenon fueling the rise of conservative Christianity in the United States. Five men had been charged with conspiracy for encouraging Americans to evade the draft. One of the prominent defendants in the trial was a Presbyterian minister and Yale University […]
Neo-Nazis Target School With Death Threats
A high school in Florida has been receiving harassing emails and phone calls from “alt-right” trolls after a news story falsely claimed the school district had expelled a student for attempting to have an undocumented immigrant classmate deported. The story came into national focus after Babe, a viral news website that according to an ad […]
Twitter Bans Trump’s Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos In Anti-Hate Speech Measure
Twitter suspended the accounts of the far-right leaders of Britain First Monday, thus scrapping several anti-Muslim videos they posted that were retweeted by President Donald Trump. Britan First leader Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen were banished from Twitter and their old posts were also deleted. Three anti-Muslim videos Fransen posted that were retweeted […]
The Empire Files: The Most Dangerous Year for Muslims in America
Abby Martin interviews Dr. Deepa Kumar, professor of media studies at Rutgers University and author of Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, about the roots of this alarming situation. From confronting right-wing arguments, to examining the reality behind Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims, to how Islamophobia is a reinforcement and basis for the structures […]
Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?
By Nadia Rubaii, Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Max Pensky, Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York. Protesters with opposing views face off at a ‘Free […]
Over the years, Americans have become increasingly exposed to extremism
By James E. Hawdon, Director, Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech. A man sporting a Nazi tattoo leaves Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 12, 2017. Steve Helber/AP Photo Extremism has always been with us, but the internet has allowed ideas that advocate hate and violence to reach more and more […]
Alex Jones: Jewish Actors Dress as KKK To Cause Clashes
Controversial far-right commentator Alex Jones has suggested attendees at a white supremacist rally that descended into violence were Jewish actors dressing up as Nazis. The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday saw aggressive clashes between demonstrators and counter protesters, with an anti-fascist killed after a car ploughed into the group she was […]
Linda Sarsour Calls Standing Up To Trump A ‘Jihad’
Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian-American activist and one of the organizers behind the Women’s March, has sparked ire in conservative circles after calling opposition to President Donald Trump a “jihad.” The word is regularly used by radical Islamist groups and among some ultraconservative strands of Islam to mean violent struggle against non-believers. But the word has […]
British Government Accused of Failing to Tackle Extreme Right Terror Threat
The British government is being urged to do more to tackle violence by right-wing extremists, following the attack outside London’s Finsbury Park mosque in the early hours of Monday morning. One person died and at least 11 were injured when 47-year-old Darren Osborne from Wales drove his van into a crowd of worshippers, reportedly shouting…
What Is Alt-Right?
With the rise of President Donald Trump in the U.S., the country’s attention has shifted to the rise of an alternative or alt-right — a group of people supporting far-right ideologies. People supporting this ideology are blamed for promoting racism, anti-Semitism, and misogyny. Rejecting mainstream conservatism, supporters of the alt-right ideology say they are mainly […]