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Trump’s legacy: Hate groups are at an all-time high
Posted on February 26, 2019 Leave a Comment
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center tells us what we already suspected when we see and read news reports: There are a record number of hate groups in the United States, driven by both shifting demographics and Trumped-up fears of immigration. The SPLC gives us the discouraging numbers both on its website […]
Former white supremacists now living Life After Hate
Posted on August 28, 2017 1 Comment
What do you do when you’ve seen the light about white supremacy and racial hatred? In the case of these ex-white supremacist activists, you make amends for your past work in the neo-Nazi movement by forming a group to fight against the hatred you used to stand for. Christian Picciolini is a co-founder of the […]
How to fight white supremacy: Charlottesville, SPLC offer blueprints
Posted on August 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
The rise of white supremacy in the United States, with Donald Trump as its head cheerleader, has heightened tensions across the country. The “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the killing of Heather Heyer when a neo-Nazi rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, has spurred marches, vigils, and actions nationwide to […]