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Bye Bye Bedford. The Kluxer Finally Falls

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February 14, 2013

Is the Klan Really Coming to Memphis?

Based on the uttering of one self-identified “Exalted Cyclops,” a mass of television, internet, and print reporters have declared that Klansmen will be coming to Memphis, Tennessee and protest the renaming of several Confederate memorials in that city. The number “5,000” is usually floated along with this “fact.”

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February 6, 2013

Trey Gowdy and “Amnesty”

Remember the Civil War? It officially started in South Carolina at Fort Sumter. While it was being fought, and hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers were dying due to Confederate bullets and ammo, President Lincoln had a standing offer of amnesty to Confederates. All the person had to do was…

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February 5, 2013

2012: A Year in Review

The article below ran in the January 2013 edition of Searchlight, an anti-racist, anti-fascist magazine published monthly in London with international distribution. It analyzes Klan, neo-Nazi and Tea Party activity during 2012, and recounts some of the movement's most violent episodes. At the end, please note the data that points…

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January 28, 2013

Update: Bill Attacking Birthright Citizenship Adds Co-Sponsors

Just as it appears momentum towards comprehensive immigration reform is building in the Senate, efforts to eviscerate the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship are also picking up steam.

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January 18, 2013

The King Holiday and the Long Arc of Justice – A Personal Remembrance

Monday, January 21, is the national holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday anniversary. If he had not been horribly murdered by an assassin in 1968, or struck down in some other fashion, he would be 84 years old. Across the country, in every major city and most medium-sized…

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

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January 10, 2013

Birthright Citizenship Again Under Attack in Congress

Birthright citizenship—a cornerstone of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to everyone born on American soil—is again being challenged in Congress. On January 3, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) introduced H.R.140, the “Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013.”

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Alex Jones Launches into tirade on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight

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January 9, 2013

Alex Jones Explodes on CNN (Video)

Alex Jones, the Austin, Texas-based radio talk-show host who's made a career of pumping out bigotry and conspiracies for profit, was invited onto CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" show on Monday, January 7 to discuss gun rights. In part, Jones was asked on the program to discuss his petition to "Deport…

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January 3, 2013

What to Expect from the Tea Parties in 2013 – And How to Stop it

The congressional vote at the turn of the New Year should tell us something about what to expect in 2013. Although a boiled down half-measure aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff passed, a strong "no" vote from the far right bucked Speaker Boehner's leadership. The fact that a new session…

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December 19, 2012

After Newtown, Facts Get Lost in Gun Debate

Deer hunters look askance at anyone who shows up in the woods with an AR-15 rifle and a 30-shot banana clip. Turkey hunters and duck hunters do not use assault weapons to track their prey. Sensible people who keep a weapon for home protection usually have a shotgun. The M-16…

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December 13, 2012

The Tea Parties Are Still Strong: Prepare for the Battles Ahead

In Michigan, so-called right to work legislation has been signed. As everyone knows, such legislation has nothing to do with finding and keeping a job, and everything to do with driving down the political power and membership density of unions. Just four short years ago, this measure would have been…

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Is the Klan Really Coming to Memphis?

Trey Gowdy and “Amnesty”

2012: A Year in Review

Update: Bill Attacking Birthright Citizenship Adds Co-Sponsors

The King Holiday and the Long Arc of Justice – A Personal Remembrance

Birthright Citizenship Again Under Attack in Congress

Alex Jones Explodes on CNN (Video)

What to Expect from the Tea Parties in 2013 – And How to Stop it

After Newtown, Facts Get Lost in Gun Debate

The Tea Parties Are Still Strong: Prepare for the Battles Ahead

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