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Tea Party Nationalism on Meet The Press Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Tea Party Nationalism on Meet The Press

If you were watching the Sunday morning roundtables yesterday, you might have noticed the host of NBC's Meet The Press reference the Institute and a new special report we're releasing this week with the NAACP. Not only did David Gregory show the cover of the new report, Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Size, Scope, and Focus of the Tea Party Movement and Its National Factions, he quoted from…
Who is an American? Tea Parties, Nativism, and the Birthers Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Who is an American? Tea Parties, Nativism, and the Birthers

The Revolutionary War-era costumes, the yellow “Don’t tread on me” Gadsden flags from the same era, the earnest recitals of the pledge of allegiance, the over-stated veneration of the Constitution, and the defense of “American exceptionalism” in a world turned towards transnational economies and global institutions: all are signs of…
Correlation Between Unemployment Levels and Tea Party Membership? Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Correlation Between Unemployment Levels and Tea Party Membership?

{jb_dropcap}A{/jb_dropcap}n IREHR analysis of Tea Party online membership and unemployment data demonstrates that there is very little if any relationship between unemployment and Tea Party membership. To look for a correlation between Tea Party membership and unemployment rates, we examined the unemployment rate data for all 372 cities available from…
Tea Parties – Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Militia Impulse Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Tea Parties – Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Militia Impulse

This section of the Special Report compiles opinion polling data, documents significant examples of racist vitriol on the part of Tea Party leaders, shows incidents where well-known anti-Semites and white supremacists have been given a platform by Tea Partiers, and analyzes the attempt by white nationalist organizations to find new…
Endnotes 201-280 Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Endnotes 201-280

. "Tea Party Radio Network Rocks" email from TeaParty.org to supporters, February 28, 2010. http://www.therothshow.com/demos/recent/hour2Feb2510.mp3. . "Tea Party Radio Network Rocks" email from TeaParty.org to supporters, February 28, 2010. http://www.therothshow.com/demos/recent/hour2Feb2510.mp3. . "Family Retreat w/ Pastor John Weaver 29 Aug 10am" 1776 Tea party, www.teaparty.org Meetup web page, August 2009, http://www.meetup.com/1776-Tea-Party/calendar/11230956/.…
President Johnson signing the 1965 Immigration Act
Introduction Uncategorized
October 20, 2010

Introduction

Tea Party Nationalism is the first report of its kind. It examines the six national organizational networks at the core of the Tea Party movement: FreedomWorks Tea Party, 1776 Tea Party, Tea Party Nation, Tea Party Patriots, ResistNet, and Tea Party Express. This report documents the corporate structures and leaderships,…