Fear Mongering

Frosty Wooldridge: Nativist, Xenophobe, Fake-Environmentalist, Member of FAIR’s Board of Advisors

by Jesse Sanes Earlier this summer Federation for American Immigration Reform’s (FAIR) founder John Tanton’s name strangely disappeared from its board of directors amid the controversy surrounding the exposing of his ties to the broader white nationalist movement. However, not … Continued

Immigration

Rep. Gohmert Goes Beyond Immigrant Bashing

It was only a few months ago that Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) enlightened us on his elaborate ‘terror babies’ theory, in a fear mongering scheme to change the 14th Amendment. According to his theory, terrorist organizations are sending pregnant women … Continued

Politics

American Values Go Up in Religiously Intolerant Flames

The Manhattan mosque controversy heard ‘round the world was only the tip of the iceberg when it came to unveiling America’s widespread Islamophobia. The scrutiny and public backlash to the planned Muslim cultural center, Cordoba House, was horrific in and … Continued

Politics

Cross-Post: Killing of Arizona Latinos Blamed on Hate and SB 1070

Posted on Change.org’s immigrant rights blog by Alex DiBranco on June 25, 2010: According to Juan Varela’s family, SB 1070 isn’t just a civil rights travesty: it has also caused the death of at least one Arizona Latino. Varela was … Continued

Immigration

Social Security Should Be Source of Pride, Not Fear

Social Security makes people cringe. It gives them migraines. It causes strange noises to come out of their mouths, like scoffs and snorts and hisses. And if you’re one of the millions who rely on it, you might break out … Continued

Immigration

Overpopulation Alarmists Join the Fear Party

Along with astroturfing town hall protests, another topic tinged with extremism is weaving fear into mainstream media. Making the rounds on the conglomerate news networks is a study by a pair of Oregon State University statisticians titled Reproduction and the … Continued

Politics

The Racism of Fear

By J.J. Smite Let’s be clear: McCain and Palin have not played the race card. They have played most of the deck of race cards, using standard code words, dragging Obama’s middle name into speeches, linking him to terrorists (Ayers … Continued

Dr. Corbin: You are race-baiting and fear-mongering

By Junaid M. Afeef Attorney, Community Organizer, Writer *Originally Posted on An American Muslim Journal Will there be race riots in America if Barack Obama loses the election? One self-described Christian news source reports: “A political scientist at a Christian … Continued