Tag Archives: White Supremacists

Anne Lewis and James Retherford :
PHOTO ESSAY | Rag-tag far-right group met by wall of noise in Austin

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Thorne Dreyer

By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | August 24, 2018 AUSTIN — A flimsy contingent of far-right activists and representatives from white nationalist groups, numbering at most three dozen, was totally drowned out by at least 500 noisy counter-demonstrators … Continue reading →

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Ben Hirsch :
What is Tom Brady, and why does it matter?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

The Brady-as-an-underdog tale has got to be one of the most dubious American sports myths. By Ben Hirsch | The Rag Blog | February 15, 2017 I was 11 years old and lived in Hull, Massachusetts, a suburb on the … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Klan in Texas, 1920-1930

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flyer for “Ku Klux Klan Day,” October 24, 1923. Image from The Portal to Texas History.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/1 — The rise of the Klan in Texas By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading →

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Dick J. Reavis : How Davy Crockett Really Died

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Costumed Klansmen plying their trade. Image from University of North Carolina.The true story:David Crockett and the KKK in San Antonio By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 During a bout of recent microfilm reading in … Continue reading →

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Arizona’s Crackers : ‘Illegal is Not a Race’

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Reform America.Arizona’s Crackers:Jim Crow is alive and well Maintaining a whip hand, southern politicians once calculated, was the best way to defend white power. The same calculation drives contemporary Arizona politics. By Char Miller / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Jena, Louisiana : Drug Bust or Racist Revenge?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sheriff Scott Franklin, shown reveling in loot obtained during a controversial drug raid last summer in Jena, Louisiana. Photo special to The Rag Blog.Revenge for civil rights protests?‘Operation Third Option’ in Jena By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading →

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Neo-Nazis : You’re in the Army Now

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Iraq veteran Forrest Fogarty sailed through recruitment despite his neo-Nazi tattoos. Photo by Matt Kennard / salon.com.Neo-Nazis are in the Army now Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks. By … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Murders in the ‘Cathedral’

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The US flag flies at half staff outside the US Holocaust Museum, a day after a security guard was killed. Photo from AFP.Murders in the ‘Cathedral’ It is clear that we need to strengthen that twinge of horror at ‘religious … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Museum : Never Again?

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Ralph Solonitz / The Rag Blog / June 10, 2009.[Ralph Solonitz’ cartoons also appear at MadasHellClub.net.]The Rag Blog

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Scott Roeder : The Anti-Abortion Zealotry of the Radical Right

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Right wing militant Scott Roeder, accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller. Photo from Sedgwick County Jail. The [right wing] nationalists, including a more virulent white nationalist extreme, are gathering strength and getting bold, even though they are still a militant … Continue reading →

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Tancredo Confrontation at Chapel Hill : An Inside View

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Republican Conressman Tom Tancredo is confronted by demonstrators at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus Tuesday night, April 14, 2009. Photo by Sam Wardle / IndyWeek.com. Vocal demonstrators in Chapel Hill, N.C., shut down a campus appearance by … Continue reading →

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Who Hangs With Extremists? Sarah Palin and the AIP

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘The Alaskan Independence Party is part of a network of extreme right wing groups around the US, some of which have links to white supremacist organizations.’By Sherman De Brosse / October 6, 2008 Sarah Palin has courted and developed close … Continue reading →

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