Data leak gives an inside look at neofascist Patriot Front: Clownish operations with military edge

A data leak of internal communications for the explicitly fascist group Patriot Front published by Unicorn Riot last month did more than simply expose its members to public identification on social …

White nationalist Fuentes gets subpoena from Jan. 6 committee, but he’s preparing for mockery

It is unquestionably satisfying to see the Jan. 6 committee issue subpoenas to some of the notorious extremists who led the mob to invade the U.S. Capitol a year ago but who have not yet been called …

Infamous Proud Boys leaders Chapman, Toese behind bars for assault cases in Idaho, Washington

Two of the nation’s most notorious Proud Boys figures—Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman and Tusitala “Tiny” Toese—are currently under arrest, facing felony assault charges in two separate incidents in …

Rittenhouse verdict celebrated on right-wing social media as green light for killing protesters

The exultation on right-wing social media following Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal has been sickeningly predictable: Mainstream conservatives loudly valorize Rittenhouse as a “hero,” while more …

Antics by neofascist defendants in Charlottesville trial starkly contrast with mounting evidence

The defendants in the federal civil lawsuit over the lethal 2017 Unite the Right riots in Charlottesville and their neo-Nazi cohorts were hoping to turn the trial currently unfolding in court into a …

Tucker’s gaslighting campaign is about more than just justifying the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

It’s always tempting to dismiss the reality-inverting rants of right-wing ideologues like Tucker Carlson—even as they furiously scramble to dismiss culpability for the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at …

Charlottesville jury selection shows how deeply the right-wing smear of antifa has penetrated

It’s becoming clearer over time that the right’s eliminationist smear campaign against antifascists—which originated as an extremist conspiracy theory, and then blossomed into right-wing conventional …

Trial in lawsuit over 2017 Charlottesville violence lets community hold far right accountable

When the trial in the federal civil lawsuit against the organizers of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in mid-August 2017 opens on Monday, it will represent more than …

School board candidate’s unrepentant antisemitism seems to be a plus for Idaho Republicans

Most of us are old enough to remember when Republicans eager to court the evangelical Christian vote would recoil in (not entirely genuine) horror at any hint of antisemitism in any political …

Neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ spring up around country as handiwork of notorious fascist living abroad

The clubs organize in small local groups, recruiting young white men eager for violence in such dark corners of the internet as the encrypted-chat app Telegram, promising them an outlet in “active …

Advocates say DeSantis executive order could have 'chilling effect' on immigrant communities

Ron DeSantis’ ban on so-called sanctuary cities faced a significant defeat in court last week—one that exposed his precious legislation’s ties to two notorious groups. “Allowing anti-immigrant hate …

Matt Gaetz boosts neo-Nazi 'Great Replacement Theory' as Republicans turn full fascist

In the wake of sex trafficking allegations that would have forced his resignation in any prior version of the Republican Party before it turned into a bucket of bubbling fascism, Republican Rep. Matt …

Tucker completes Fox’s descent into white-nationalist propaganda with ‘great replacement’ rant

Tucker Carlson put the finishing touches on Fox News’ descent into right-wing extremism Wednesday night with an undisguised embrace of white-nationalist conspiracism in his latest rant attacking …

Federal judge rules against DeSantis ban on so-called sanctuary cities, noting hate group ties

A federal judge this week struck down key portions of Florida’s ban on so-called sanctuary cities, “declaring portions of a law unconstitutional and tinged with ‘discriminatory motives,’” Miami Herald …

Exchange of gunfire in downtown Portland culminates Proud Boys’ latest incursion into city

The far-right “Patriots” who organized Sunday’s Proud Boys rally in Portland, Oregon, cynically billed the event as “Summer of Love” while preparing for the event by sharing ideas about combat gear …

Proud Boys stick to their formula in L.A.: Latch on to local right-wing causes, then bring violence

Anyone hoping the Proud Boys might shrivel up and crawl away after Jan. 6—when  leading members ended up in jail for their roles in the Capitol insurrection in Washington—will be dismayed by the …

To no one’s surprise, Matt Heimbach’s ‘renunciation’ of fascism turns out to have been short-lived

If there’s any lesson to be drawn from the saga of Matthew Heimbach, it’s this: You can never take a neo-Nazi at his word.

Heimbach, the erstwhile leader of the extremist Traditionalist Worker Party …

Major media outlets have cited anti-immigrant extremists over 200 times since 2019

The mainstream media has a big anti-immigrant problem. Following President Joe Biden unveiling his immigration overhaul package earlier this year, a number of major outlets quoted extremist groups on …

What’s the ‘critical race theory’ uproar really about? The right-wing need to fabricate enemies

The modern American right is preoccupied with being viewed as heroic, in particular with its self-conception as savior of the republic. Heroes, of course, require enemies. So throughout postwar …

Brief moment of integrity so enraged Fox News’ fans, they gave it a final shove into the abyss

Fox News surprised everyone—including their own Donald Trump-loving viewers—on Election Night last November by calling the race in Arizona for Joe Biden before the other networks, who waited several …