Shooting Spree

How many more children have to die in Arizona?

Yesterday, another child died at the hands of hate. J.T. Ready, a prominent racist and border vigilante in Arizona, reportedly shot and killed four people, including a two-year-old girl. Ready allegedly committed suicide after the shooting spree. Ready built a … Continued

Politics

Arizona: The Path to Criminalization

by Chris Griffin Arizona has fallen on rough times recently and we have a lot of work to do to get past it all.  In the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson many have expressed concern about the course … Continued

Politics

Sotomayor, Birthers, and the Rise of White Nationalism

Remember Y2K? The whole country was going to be plunged into barbarism because of a simple computer glitch. Millions of ordinary Americans stockpiled water and food in their basements and stayed home on New Year’s Eve shaking in fear. It … Continued

News

Holocaust Museum Shooting Implies Deeper Domestic Terror Threat

Yesterday’s shooting was pre-meditated and foreseeable. Everything about the shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington was intentional. Even James Von Brunn’s age, 88, may have been meant to send a message. 88 is a number revered by Hitler-worshipers. … Continued

Blog Highlight: ‘Is Oakland somewhere near Missouri? Watching Glenn Beck, it’s hard to tell’

Check out David Neiwert’s recent blog about right-winged extremism and Glenn Beck’s denial that these militias are a threat. Good reading. Glenn Beck spent a little while on his Fox News show yesterday explaining to his audience that law enforcement … Continued

Politics

White Nationalist Targets a United America

As citizens in the millions celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama—others not so vested in the concept of a united America are busy sowing the seeds of hate. The Boston Herald is reporting that barely a day after the … Continued