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April 12, 2013

Holocaust Deniers Play Footsie with Iran (Again)

The Islamic Republic of Iran is replete with beautiful mountain vistas, a clean subway system and keen scholarly discussion, if the Institute for Historical Review’s (IHR) Mark Weber is to be believed. The country is also the victim of the harmful depredations of a “Zionist-controlled Hollywood,” according to Weber. He…

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April 4, 2013

New York Times Misses Real Story on Gun Owners of America

Yesterday's New York Times piece "Upstart Group Pushes Harder Than the N.R.A" by Jennifer Steinhauer was a glaring piece of public relations puffery that ignored the disturbing side of Gun Owners for America (GOA) and the group's founder.

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April 1, 2013

Memphis Anti-Klan Rally a Victory!

More than 1,000 people rallied in Memphis on Saturday, March 30 to protest the Ku Klux Klan, according to news reports of the event. Many came from across the country, mobilized by a call from a local coalition, the Ida B. Wells Coalition Against Racism and Police Brutality. More came…

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March 22, 2013

Inside CPAC 2013: Bigotry Gone Wild

In the vast Potomac Ballroom of the Gaylord hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held March 14-16, started as a well-choreographed effort to present a softer, more diverse, conservative movement. Beyond the main hall, however, the carefully crafted façade melted away. In the…

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March 8, 2013

CPAC and Bigotry: Who is in and Who is Out

American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Al Cardenas once said “CPAC is like an ‘All Star’ game for conservatives.” Watching it unfold, however, is less like a ball game and more like surveying the line-up at a Moscow May Day parade during the times of the Soviet Union, if you can push…

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March 7, 2013

Tea Party Dominates CPAC 2013 Agenda

For decades, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has been a barometer of the different political tendencies inside the right-wing. In the 1980s, Reagan administration officials and Reaganite New Rightists dominated the podium. Pres. Reagan spoke at CPAC in both 1984 and 1988. In the 1990s, culture warriors like…

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March 4, 2013

Alert: Organization Behind CPAC Highlighting Work of Racist Author

On the eve of the most widely anticipated conservative event of the year, the group responsible for organizing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC 13) has chosen to feature the work of a controversial white nationalist professor on its website. As of February 27, the American Conservative Union (ACU) website…

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February 28, 2013

Day of Resistance Gun Rallies Stoke Tea Party Movement

Day of Resistance Gun Rallies Stoke Tea Party Movement Racism Remains an Issue By Devin Burghart At gun ranges, in park gazebos, at VFW halls, on city sidewalks and parking lots, and on the steps of state capitol buildings, the Tea Party driven gun rallies of February 23 succeeded in…

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February 28, 2013

Update: Three New Co-Sponsors Added to Bill Attacking Birthright Citizenship

Efforts to gut the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship gained additional support in Congress this week. Three new co-sponsors signed onto Rep. Steve King's (IA-4) bill, H.R.140, the "Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013." H.R. 140 now has twenty-three co-sponsors. Paul Broun (GA-1), Sam Graves (MO-6), and Tom Graves (GA-14)…

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The "Come and Take it Flag" is flying alongside the Gadsden flag at a growing number of Tea Party rallies.

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February 21, 2013

.223 Ammo and a Day of Tea Party Rallies

.223 Ammo and a Day of Tea Party Rallies By Leonard Zeskind and Devin Burghart The diameter of the .223 bullet is about a quarter of an inch. You can find them at gun shows sold in bulk. Hundreds of small pieces of lead stuffed into garbage bag-sized clear plastic containers. These…

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Holocaust Deniers Play Footsie with Iran (Again)

New York Times Misses Real Story on Gun Owners of America

Memphis Anti-Klan Rally a Victory!

Inside CPAC 2013: Bigotry Gone Wild

CPAC and Bigotry: Who is in and Who is Out

Tea Party Dominates CPAC 2013 Agenda

Alert: Organization Behind CPAC Highlighting Work of Racist Author

Day of Resistance Gun Rallies Stoke Tea Party Movement

Update: Three New Co-Sponsors Added to Bill Attacking Birthright Citizenship

.223 Ammo and a Day of Tea Party Rallies

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