The Klan’s Vile Post-Charleston Recruiting Spree
Towns across the country have reported the appearance of KKK fliers with bags of candy on residents’ lawns. Days after the massacre at a black church in South Carolina, some Americans woke to a vile...
View ArticleBurned Black Churches May Be ‘Violent Backlash’ After Charleston Shooting
One after another, predominantly black churches have burned down across the South in the wake of Dylann Roof’s massacre. Some have been ruled arson—but are they hate crimes? Days after the Charleston...
View Article‘Himizu’: How Charleston Terrorist Dylann Roof Missed the Point of His...
In his racist manifesto, Dylann Roof cited Japanese provocateur-auteur Sion Sono’s revenge film ‘Himizu’ as his ‘favorite.’ Too bad he was too dumb to understand it. It’s not hard to see how Dylann...
View ArticleWhite House Won’t Back FBI Chief on Charleston ‘Terror’
The head of the FBI became of the object of anger and ridicule when he said the Charleston massacre wasn’t political terror. The White House isn’t exactly coming to his defense. FBI Director James...
View ArticleComing Next to SC Statehouse Grounds: The Klan
They may have removed the Confederate flag, but now down in Columbia they’re bracing for the Klan. This terror must end. On July 18, the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan—“The Largest Klan in...
View ArticleGroup That Fueled Dylann Roof’s Hate Is Subsidized by U.S. Taxpayers
The outfit that inspired Charleston’s alleged terrorist is listed by the IRS as an organization to “primarily promote the common good”—and therefore pays no taxes. By David Heath and Carrie Levine,...
View ArticleEmanuel AME Church Needs $3 Million or a Miracle to Stay Open
Many parishioners can't bear to be in the study room where Dylann Roof's bullets pockmarked the floor—and that's not the worst of the damage. CHARLESTON, S.C.—Congregants at Emanuel AME Church will...
View ArticleChurch Massacre Response Reveals the True Spirit of Charleston
Dylann Roof hoped to spark a ‘race war’ in the Holy City. Instead, he sparked a deep conversation about race, faith, and forgiveness—and a resolve to banish the Confederate flag. Tough times reveal...
View ArticleGroup in Roof Manifesto Donated to GOP
Jason Miczek / Reuters The leader of a white supremacist group mentioned in Dylann Roof's manifesto donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans including presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rand...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Call Dylann Roof a “Terrorist”?
It would have been unfathomable a year ago for the phrase “” to be used by the mainstream media. This shift in discourse is just one effect of the post-Ferguson moment in which there is a halting...
View ArticleGraham: Confederate Flag Symbol of Hate
Reuters As more lawmakers call for South Carolina to ban the Confederate flag in the wake of Wednesday's shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, GOP presidential contender Sen....
View ArticleDems Call for Domestic Terror Hearings
Half a dozen Democratic senators are calling the murders at Emanuel AME Church an apparent act of "domestic terrorism" and are calling for hearings on "the threat posed by domestic terrorism and...
View ArticleGlobal Terror Attacks Kill at Least 44
Three terror attacks within hours of each other Friday killed dozens of people from Northern France to Kuwait City. A day of global terror attacks struck France, Tunisia and Kuwait Friday killing at...
View ArticleBill Maher Slams Bristol Palin and the Homophobic GOP
The host of ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ went after the GOP presidential candidates for not supporting the SCOTUS gay marriage ruling, and also Bristol Palin for her pregnancy. “What a week!” exclaimed...
View ArticleRichard Matt Was an FBI Snitch
Long before the sociopathic fugitive was shot and killed by a border patrolman, he worked with the feds to inform on a fellow inmate. Long before Richard Matt was felled by a border patrolman Friday...
View ArticleIs the U.S. Training Neo-Nazis in Ukraine?
Officially no, but no one in the U.S. government seem to know for sure. There are no doubts about the neo-Nazi and white supremacist background of the Azov Battalion, a militia that has positioned...
View ArticleWhat ISIS Learned From the Cartels
Social media. Beheadings. Dogma. Empty promises. ISIS is copying the Mexican cartel playbook to a T, writes ‘The Cartel’ author Don Winslow. A bound man beheaded in front of a video camera, a chained...
View ArticleStill Raging After All These Years: Lil Jon on His EDM Rebirth and Burning...
The rapper, record producer, and DJ isn’t who you think he is. There are two Lil Jon’s. I meet the first one on a Friday night at Surrender Nightclub—a sprawling hybrid of dance club and poolside...
View ArticleRussia Today Has an Illuminati Correspondent. Really.
No, seriously. He lives in England and thinks they’re everywhere. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, many supporters of the ancien régime convinced themselves that the revolution had been...
View ArticleUzo Aduba on OITNB, Charleston, and the Confederate Flag
The Emmy-winning star of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ sat down for lunch and discussed Season 3 of the Netflix series, the erotic fanfic ‘Time Humpers,’ race relations, and more. The first thing I notice...
View ArticleCan Country Music Quit the Rebel Flag?
Some of country’s biggest mainstream stars have voiced their support for the Confederate flag in books, or have written odes to the Stars and Bars into their lyrics. But now that even big box retailers...
View ArticleIsrael and Palestine: Not So Separate, Deeply Unequal
There are reasons critics of the Israeli encroachments on the West Bank grab for words like “apartheid” and “Jim Crow.” It was a scene reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in American history:...
View ArticleRepublican Who Kept Confederate Flag Flying Is a Rebel Sympathizer
When he wasn’t dressed as a soldier firing a cannon, South Carolina’s ex-Senate president crafted the deal to keep the banner at his statehouse. CHARLESTON — When the body of the slain Rev. Clementa...
View ArticleTears in the State House as South Carolina Votes to Take Down the Confederate...
It took all night, but eventually South Carolina’s stubborn politicians voted to remove the Confederate flag from the State House. More than 150 years after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox,...
View ArticleThe Secrets to Being Young and Restless: Behind the Scenes of Daytime's No. 1...
Doppelgängers, characters back from the dead, affairs, and plane crashes: life in Genoa City is rarely dull. But how does 'Y&R' keep the drama going five days a week? Will the real Jack ever wake...
View ArticleDid Mexican Cops Help Kill the Girls of Juárez?
Hundreds of women have been murdered or disappeared in the city in the last five years. This case is about only 11 of them, but it’s a beginning. In the Juárez media, it is being called the Great...
View ArticleHow the Right Hijacked MLK to Fight Gay Marriage
A number of prominent conservatives seem convinced that Martin Luther King, Jr., would have fought marriage equality. They are probably wrong. In their fight against the Supreme Court’s same-sex...
View ArticleWhy Does the Senate Honor a White Supremacist? It’s Time to Ditch Richard...
There are only three Senate office buildings, and one is named after the archenemy of civil rights. Let’s rename it after a good man like Bob Dole. As I write these words on Monday, the South Carolina...
View ArticleFrom Church to a Beach: The New Terrorist Target Is You
Only good intelligence gathering can stop terror attacks before they begin, and that’s harder to do post-Snowden. Meanwhile jihadist targets are getting ever more random. The photograph of Seifeddine...
View ArticleKim Kardashian West Endorses Hillary Clinton, Discusses Caitlyn Jenner and...
The reality star-entrepreneur sat down with Judge LaDoris Cordell, the first female African-American judge in Northern California, for a wide-ranging conversation. The Commonwealth Club of California,...
View ArticleThe Christian Terrorist Who Vowed to Kill Muslims and May Go Free
Robert Doggart was caught by the FBI planning a terror attack on New York Muslims. But a judge still isn’t sure he’s a “true threat.” A Muslim cleric devises a terrorist plot to lead a group of nine...
View ArticleHow I Escaped Becoming Dylann Roof
A constant hum of racist propaganda and bad advice almost led me to death and destruction because, I was told, black people were out to kill the white identity. I'm still plagued and haunted by those...
View ArticleIn Charleston, We Saw Christianity at its Best
Although young people are deserting Christianity in waves, the faith and humanity of the families of the Charleston Nine could be an inspiration. When President Obama eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney,...
View ArticleLester Holt: NBC’s New Crown Prince
The network’s newest alpha male sounds off on Charleston, being a newsroom leader, and the Brian Williams fiasco. Lester Holt was on rare family vacation in Paris last Thursday with his wife, Carol, a...
View ArticleAmerica’s Newest Confederate Memorial
A large Civil War monument with 32 Confederate flags is nearing completion in Orange, Texas—and supporters don’t see any connection with the Charleston massacre. Soon, cars driving into Texas from...
View ArticleBan Everything, Learn Nothing: 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Is Run Off The Road
TV Land has banned re-runs of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' because of the General Lee's Confederate flag design. Is our 'banning' culture out of control? What is achieved by activist Bree Newsome scaling the...
View ArticleHow the South Rewrote History
The Civil War is the only conflict in history after which the losers were allowed to write the history. Editor’s Note: In Chuck Thompson’s book, “Better Off Without ’Em: A Northern Manifesto for...
View ArticleYes, There’s a July 4 Terror Threat From White People
The government is warning about increased “chatter” leading up to our nation’s birthday. I believe it. But I bet it’s not from Muslims. Be afraid. In fact, be very afraid. I think that our government...
View ArticleThe ‘Southern Avenger’ Repents: I Was Wrong About the Confederate Flag
As radio’s Charleston-based “Southern Avenger”, Jack Hunter defended the Confederate flag for years. Now he explains why he wants it taken down. As a Charleston, South Carolina-based conservative radio...
View ArticleWhy Rappers Rock the Confederate Flag: From OutKast to Kanye West’s Merchandise
Much of the cultural conversation in the wake of the Charleston hate crime tragedy is over the removal of the Confederate battle flag—a symbol that’s been reappropriated by black rappers. The hateful...
View ArticleHip-Hop Sounds Off on Charleston: The ‘White Supremacy’ and the Right to Bear...
Rappers Killer Mike and Lupe Fiasco have taken aim at the “white supremacy” and defended the right to bear arms in the wake of the Charleston hate crime massacre. Hip-hop stars Lupe Fiasco and Killer...
View ArticleDylann Roof, 4chan, and the New Online Racism
4chan’s trolling culture didn’t just birth Guy Fawkes hacktivism—it also inspired the racist and neo-fascist sites where the Charleston terrorist lurked. To understand Dylann Roof’s thinking, he tells...
View ArticleGOP Needs to Lead Fight Against the Confederate Flag
Former Bush aide Ron Christie says it’s time for Republicans to lead the charge against the Confederate battle flag. Like millions of my fellow Americans, my heart grieves for nine innocent people...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Obnoxious Secret Flag Burning Ends With A Whimper
A Brooklyn group burned the American flag—but were too scared to show up to their own media circus. This is what happens when you try to host a mass flag burning in Brooklyn: You don't. At least not on...
View ArticleBobby Jindal’s Common Core Crusade Could Backfire
The Louisiana governor is expected to announce his bid for president on Wednesday, but will his Common Core flip-flop come back to haunt him? With Gov. Bobby Jindal expected to announce a presidential...
View ArticleFBI Boss: Your Crypto Is Confusing to Me
James Comey says he ‘needs help figuring out what to do’ about American civilians’ strong encryption—which is foiling FBI surveillance efforts and, he warns, putting the nation at risk. FBI Director...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Institutional Racism is Real
In extending “disparate impact” reasoning to housing cases, the Supreme Court acknowledges that discrimination comes from more than just individual bad actors—it stems from a system that stacks the...
View ArticleScott Walker’s Gun Bill Is Based on a Lie
A week after the Charleston gun massacre, the governor signed a bill ending Wisconsin’s 48 hour waiting period to buy a handgun—and the falsehood at its heart is even worse. A shameful falsehood...
View Article‘True Detective’: The Big, Gay Reveal
The third episode of HBO’s potboiler featured an ass-kicking Vince Vaughn, more layers of bureaucracy, and one big character reveal. [Warning: Spoilers] The third episode of HBO’s True Detective,...
View ArticleInside Cablevision’s War With Big Labor
On June 23, James Dolan’s cable giant finally answers allegations that it strong-armed employees during a bruising, three-year tangle with the communication workers’ union. James L. Dolan is not a man...
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