Hatewatch Headlines 5/24/2017
Mapping the many new factions of the far right; How the Dixie flag came to equal the swastika; Neo-Nazis try to rewrite Frank lynching history; and more.
: Your handy field guide to the many factions of the far right, from the Proud Boys to Identity Evropa.
: Beyond alt: The extremely reactionary, burn-it-down radical, newfangled far right.
: America’s militia movement found its next generation of soldiers: Teenage trolls from 4chan.
: How the alt-right is weaponizing irony and humor as a way of spreading fascism.
: How the Confederate flag became a stand-in for the swastika as a symbol of racial hate.
: New Orleans mayor provides an honest account of history in destroying justifications for Confederate monuments.
: Leo Frank was lynched for a murder he didn’t commit, but now neo-Nazis are trying to rewrite his history.
: Professor explains why she confronted Richard Spencer in a gym, and how the trolls have now descended upon her.
: FBI’s ‘Atomwaffen’ neo-Nazi murder arrest uncovered not just explosives, but radioactive material.
: President Trump names right-wing blogger who likened abortion to slavery to powerful appeals court.
: Parents of slain DNC staffer call conspiracy theories about son’s death ‘unspeakably cruel.’
: Is it possible to resist deportation in Trump’s America?
