In this week’s report: Whether a Maryland stabbing is a hate crime might depend on a suspect’s digital breadcrumbs. Plus, going deep into a white supremacist religion and brewing troubles in America’s schools.
Will Carless
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Will Carless was a correspondent for Reveal covering extremism. He has worked as a foreign correspondent in Asia and South America. Prior to joining Reveal, he was a senior correspondent for Public Radio International’s Global Post team based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before that, Will spent eight years at the Voice of San Diego, where he worked as an investigative reporter and head of investigations. During his tenure in San Diego, Will was awarded several prizes, including a national award from Investigative Reporters and Editors. He has been a finalist for the Livingston Awards for young journalists twice in the last five years. He surfs, spends time with his family, travels to silly places and pretends he’s writing a novel.
Posted inAccountability, Hate, Religion
An ancient Nordic religion is inspiring white supremacist terror
In at least six cases since 2001, professed racist Odinists have been convicted of plotting – or pulling off – domestic terrorism attacks, according t
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The Hate Report: How Homeland Security has stiffed anti-extremism groups
Grants totaling $10 million were awarded to groups like the Heartland Democracy Center, which sets up counseling groups for kids at risk of radicalization, and Life After Hate, which helps white supremacists and neo-Nazis transition into new lives.
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The Hate Report: A spike in anti-Muslim incidents across America
This week saw a couple of stark examples of such harassment that were caught on camera and went viral.
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The Hate Report: Justice Department says hate crimes still a priority
There was one glaring omission in the Senate hearing: it didn’t contain a single Muslim American.
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The Hate Report: As anti-Semitism surges, Trump moves to soothe Jews
Until now, President Donald Trump has been supported by several prominent white supremacists and neo-Nazis, who have viewed him as an ally in their fight against Jews and people of color.
Posted inAccountability, The Hate Report
The Hate Report: White supremacists had a terrible week
One got sued for harassment. One sued Donald Trump. Another got videotaped punching a woman.
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The Hate Report: During Passover, swastikas and anti-Semitism
In the same week White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied that Hitler used chemical weapons, anti-Semitic graffiti showed up in towns across America and the president’s son-in-law became the victim of an anti-Semitic campaign.
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The Hate Report: When the ‘anti-fascists’ show up armed to the teeth
Groups like the Redneck Revolt are also uniting under a broader banner known as the anti-fascist movement.
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The Hate Report: The motivations of a racist, sword-wielding killer
The military veteran who killed a black man with a sword says he spent a lot of time honing his racism online, and he fits the definition of a “lone wolf” domestic terrorist that government analysts warned about almost a decade ago.