Extremism

Sarah's Palling Around with Conspiracists

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Conspiracy Theories, Politics, Birthers, Barack Obama, Extremism, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Brian Levin, J.D.

Sarah Palin's recent, careful elevation of a foundational conspiracy theory used by extremists to demonize the President warrants unequivocal condemnation and study from across the political spectrum.

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Earth to Lou: It Could Have Been Different

Mark Potok | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: J. Richard Cohen, Cnn, Hate Groups, Lou Dobbs, Southern Poverty Law Center, Lou Dobbs Immigration, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Leprosy, Extremism, Jon Klein CNN, Media News
Mark Potok

It didn't have to end this way for Lou Dobbs. He could have been a contender. But Dobbs, a supremely self-confident man who often mentions his Harvard education in private conversation, just wouldn't listen.

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Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, Al Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Barak, Emir of Qatar, Islamists, Extremism, Ammar Mousawi, Peace Process, Bernard Kouchner, Palestine, Lebanon, Obama, Hezbollah, Hamas, Shiite, Lieberman, US State Department, Middle East, Usama Hamdan, Cairo, Oprah, Taliban, Khaled Meshaal, Israel, US President, Resistance, Abu Mazen, Hassan Nasrallah, Us, Terrorism, Sunni, World News
Sharmine Narwani

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

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It's the Guns, Stupid: Why Handguns Remain One of the Biggest Threats To Homeland Security

Louis Klarevas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homegrown Terrorists, Handguns, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Guns, Extremism, Politics News
Louis Klarevas

I no longer wonder "if" a Mumbai-style attack will occur in the U.S. Absent the implementation of serious gun control measures, I now ask "when"?

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EBay Removes Drawings That Glorify Slaying of Abortion Doctor George Tiller

Politics Daily | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pro Choice, Shelley Shannon, Abortion Providers, Crime, Ebay, Anti Abortion, Abortion Doctors, Scott Roeder, Goerge Tiller, Murder, Kansas, Defense Fund, Online Auction, Auction, Pro Life, Prison Drawings, Prison Cookbook, Extremism, Politics News

EBay has removed an auction posted by supporters of Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May murder of abortionist George Tiller. The listing featur...

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Democrat Calls Republicans "Knuckle Dragging Neanderthals." Is Berlusconi One Too? You Bet!

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Nagger Party, Socio Spiritual Liberation and Joyful Justice, Politics, Progressives, Media, Drew Westen, Headline News, Keith Olbermann, Alan Grayson, Predatory Politics, Democrats, Acorn, Rachel Maddow, Health Care Reform, Arianna Huffington, The Politcal Brain, Glenn Beck, Naggers, The Situation Room, Gloria Borgia, Cnn, Wolf Blitzer, Berlusconi, National Alliance, Chris Matthews, Positive Agenda, Alex Castellanos, Fox News, Socio-Spiritual Liberation, Nag, Republican, Repubblichini, American Enterprise Institute, Michael Ledeen, Timothy McVeigh, Obama, Black Shirts, Nancy Pelosi, American Terrorism, Oklahoma Federal Building Bombing, Milita Movement, Waco, Birthers, Tea Parties, Mobs, Mussolini, Republican Waco Hearings, Karl Rove, Daily Kos, Extremism, World News
Ronald B. Robinson

Being progressives and promoting a positive agenda of Socio-Spiritual Liberation and Joyful Justice doesn't mean being wimpy.

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"Get the Government Out of My Social Security!" Inside the 9.12 Teabagger Rally

Max Blumenthal | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservatives, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Right Wing, 9/12 March on Washington, Constitution, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Extremism, Politics News
Max Blumenthal

2009-09-14-blumenthal_912_fp.jpgWhile Fox News cameras covering the so-called 9.12 Project on the National Mall lurched away from signs morphing President Barack Obama's face into Adolph Hitler's, I zoomed in.

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When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: 1960s, Faux News, Rightwing Extremists, Lady Bird Johnson, Fox News, Kennedy Assassination, Glenn Beck, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Republican Party, Barack Obama, John Birch Society, Obama Assassination Threat, Extremism, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

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The Respectable Face of Extremism

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Alan Greenspan, Housing Bubble, Human Nature, Extremism, Business News
Jonathan Weiler

Greenspan didn't take steps to induce more moderate, responsible and balanced investment in the housing sector not because he couldn't, but because he did not believe it was his job to shepherd responsibly our economy. In his worldview, markets do that all by themselves.

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Is This the End of Democracy?

Jim Selman | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Extremists, Kennedys, Democracy, Martin Luther King, September 11th, Barack Obama, Lebanon, Watergate, Health Care Debate, Liberals, John F. Kennedy Junior Assassination, Cold War, Soul of Democracy, Vietnam Loss of American Innocence, Of the People by the People for the People, Pledge of Allegiance, Islamic Extremism, Conservatives, Vietnam, Martin Luther King Assassination, Right-Wing Extremism, Extremism, Politics News
Jim Selman

Is there still time to recover and restore American Democracy to its bare essentials -- a government "of the people, by the people and for the people"? I don't know. Today we are on the brink.

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Extremism over Humanism in Animal Rights

Judith Ellis | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Animal Rights, Peta, Michael Vick, Ingrid Newkirk, Extremism, Green News
Judith Ellis

While the work that PETA does is commendable in many aspects, I often think that they go too far

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Yitzhak Rabin's Killers Target Obama (VIDEO)

Max Blumenthal | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Israeli Settlements, George MItchell, Benjamin Netanyahu, Zionism, Israel, Barack Obama, Extremism, World News
Max Blumenthal

Who are the Israeli Prime Minister's real friends? The settlers who cheered Rabin's murder and now inveigh violently against Obama, or the American administration that has pledged to help his country?

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Hal Turner, Talk Radio Host, Denies Threatening To Kill Judges

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hal Turner, Hal Turner Fbi, Threats Against Judges, Hal Turner Trial, Extremism, Chicago Handgun Ban, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a p...

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The Three Characteristics of Extremism

Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing Extremist, Jihad, Conspiracy Theories, Apocalypse, Xenophobia, Dogma, Atheists, Holy Wars, Extremism, Alan Lurie, Politics News
Alan Lurie

We need a willingness to openly examine divergent viewpoints, clearly determine the merits, and arrive at a more comprehensive view that sees the world in its infinite array of vivid colors.

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Don't Give Ahmadinejad the Excuses He Wants

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Rightwing Necon, Nuclear Arms, News Media Franzy, Terrorism, President Barack Obama, Iran. Ahmadinejad, Israel, Iran, Sha Reza Pahlavi, Killings, Protestors, Conservative Republicans, Extremism, World News
Ray Hanania

The proper response to the tyranny in Iran is the continued building of a world alliance against the Iranian despot, who may or may not have legitimately won the elections last week.

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Does the Bible Inspire Hate and Intolerance?

Carol Hoenig | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Bart D. Ehrman, Fundamentalism, Bible, Fred Phelps, Fundamentalists, Extremism, Living News
Carol Hoenig

I believe the Bible offers great historical material, but is not and cannot be credited with any Supreme Being as its author.

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Higher Ground

Cristina Page | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Anti-Abortion, President Obama, Common Ground, Pro-Choice, Extremism, Dr. Tiller, Politics News
Cristina Page

The brutal murder of Dr. Tiller threatens to poison the nascent dialogue Obama initiated.

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The New White Nationalism in America

Carol M. Swain | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Anti-Semitism, White Supremacists, Race Relations, Integration, White-Nationalism, Extremism, Minorities, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

This book is a warning and a wake-up call for Americans who cherish the civil rights vision of an integrated America, a common humanity, and equality before God and law.

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The Ultimate Divide

Wael Nawara | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Neocons, Zionism, International Justice System, Islamists, Clash of Civilizations, Armageddon, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Extremism, Egypt, Lebanon Election, Iran Election, Pakistan, World News
Wael Nawara

The recent events in Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and even inside the United States, show that we are experiencing a deep divide in our world.

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Netanyahu Responds to Obama with Obfuscation, Rhetoric and More Roadblocks

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Ahmadinejad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fanaticism, Illegals Ettlements, Israel, Palestine, Peace, Barack Obama, Extremism, World News
Ray Hanania

Most disappointing is the failure of mainstream Israelis to challenge Netanyahu and to call his hatred and extremism what it really is.

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The Very Real Threat of Extremism

The Progress Report | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Dhs Report, White Supremacists, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Right-Wing Extremism, Extremism, Politics News
The Progress Report

by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Ali Frick, Ryan Powers, and Ian Millhiser To receive The Progress Report in your ema...

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James von Brunn, Yet Another Guy With a Gun Making the Rules

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Violent Extremism, National Rifle Association, James Van Brunn, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Wayne LaPierre, Violence Policy Center, Holocaust Museum, Chip Berlet, James-Van-Brunn, Nra, Extremism, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

Sometimes words are more than just words. Especially when those listening have their finger on the trigger of a gun.

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CA Court Refuses Charter, Fails to Defend Constitution

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Zealots, Knx, Kfi, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Kngy, Kgo, Gay Marriage, Extremism, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

California Court Proves Theocracy Alive and Well It's a shame gay means happy, because today in California there's not much for anyone to be happy ab...

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GOP Trots Out Old Extremist, J.D. Hayworth, as Spokesman against Immigration Reform

Frank Sharry | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Frank Sharry, Chuck Schumer, America's Voice, J.D. Hayworth, Extremism, Politics News
Frank Sharry

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration held a hearing about border policy. Its chairman, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), has ...

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Do Not Be Fooled by Al Zawahiri

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Muslims, Bin Laden, Obama, Al Zawahiri, Terrorism, Extremism, World News
Ahmed Rehab

Muslims, what has he done for you lately? What have the Al Zawahiris of the world who claim to fight in defense of Islam actually done for Muslims or Islam?

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