The total number of hate groups in the United States recognized by the Southern Poverty Law Center rose to a record 1,020 last year.
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.
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The Hate Report: Changes are coming to how we report on hate
The Hate Report isn’t going to be weekly anymore, so we can focus even more on original reporting.
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The Hate Report: What white nationalists think about Tucker Carlson
We were curious to see whether the hardcore white nationalists on the web viewed Carlson as their messenger to the broader public.
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The Hate Report: Gab got shut down, but only after 11 people died
Tech companies severed support with the alt-right social media site this week, but the site’s hateful content was well-known before the Pittsburgh mas
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Pipe bombing suspect would just be the latest Trump fan to direct anger at his enemies
Last year, we talked with more than 80 people who were attacked, physically or verbally, by people who specifically mentioned the president during the
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Brazil’s version of Trump makes Trump look like Mr. Rogers
Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has ushered with him a wave of hate speech and political violence the likes of which haven’t been seen in Brazil for decades.
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The Hate Report: Richard Spencer’s wife accuses him of abuse
In divorce proceedings, the white supremacist leader is accused of physically assaulting his wife.
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The Hate Report: Clashes erupt again between alt-right and antifa
After months of relative calm, violence erupted on both coasts this week between members of the alt-right and antifa protesters.
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The Hate Report: The federal government hasn’t abandoned fighting white supremacist terror
Government reports aren’t necessarily matching the president’s rhetoric when it comes to terrorism.
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The Hate Report: 3 takeaways from this week’s Charlottesville alt-right arrests
In this week’s roundup: Apple pulls an anti-Semitic app following our reporting, three takeaways from the Charlottesville terrorism case and more.