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Chuck Tanner

Chuck Tanner is an Advisory Board member and researcher for the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights. He lives in Washington State where he researches and works to counter white nationalism and the anti-Indian and other far right social movements.

“Purging the Party” – Far-Right Takeover of the Idaho GOP Featured
July 11, 2023

“Purging the Party” – Far-Right Takeover of the Idaho GOP

Nationally, the far right capture of state and local Republican Party chapters has intensified moves to “purge” the party of leaders who don’t conform to this movement’s orthodoxy. Nowhere is this more visible than in Idaho. Vincent James Foxx, a leading figure among white nationalist Groypers, declared last year that…
Proud Boys Leaders Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy and the Far Right Responds Featured
May 4, 2023

Proud Boys Leaders Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy and the Far Right Responds

Four leaders of the Proud Boys were convicted today of seditious conspiracy in connection to their role in the January 6 nationalist insurrection aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election. The verdict represents a dramatic victory for federal prosecutors and comes on the heels of the recent conviction of six…
Roots in Far Right Conspiracism: CSPOA On-the-Ground in Illinois Featured
February 17, 2023

Roots in Far Right Conspiracism: CSPOA On-the-Ground in Illinois

This article is the second in a multi-part series looking at the far-right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) and other “Constitutional Sheriff” efforts to capitalize on the reaction by dozens of sheriffs in Illinois against a recently passed gun control law. In this article, IREHR looks at another…
Far-right “Constitutional Sheriffs” Group Launches Effort to Infiltrate Illinois Law Enforcement Featured
February 17, 2023

Far-right “Constitutional Sheriffs” Group Launches Effort to Infiltrate Illinois Law Enforcement

In the wake of dozens of Illinois sheriffs declaring their refusal to enforce a recently-passed gun law, the far-right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) has stepped up a campaign to infiltrate Illinois law enforcement and galvanize far-right efforts across the state. Passed in January, the Protect Illinois Communities…
Far Right, White Nationalists Respond to Oath Keeper Convictions Featured
December 5, 2022

Far Right, White Nationalists Respond to Oath Keeper Convictions

On November 29, Oath Keepers national leader Stewart Rhodes and Florida leader Kelly Meggs were convicted of seditious conspiracy. Three other Oath Keepers were acquitted of this charge but found guilty of related felonies, including conspiring to and obstructing an official government proceeding, conspiring to prevent a government officer from…
Secessionist Radio Show, League of the South President Promote Lynching in Wake of Memphis Murders Featured
September 12, 2022

Secessionist Radio Show, League of the South President Promote Lynching in Wake of Memphis Murders

In the wake of recent murders in Memphis, Tennessee, the Southern Secessionist Sanctuary (SSS), a radio show affiliated with the white nationalist League of the South, has called for the lynching of black people and their murder by police sans due process. The SSS’s call for the extra-judicial killing of…