Remembering Julian Bond: Civil Rights Luminary and Southern Poverty Law Center Co-Founder

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 He rose to national prominence as a vocal force in the civil rights movement, and over the long arc of his career, Julian Bond blended the personal and political in ways that created and transformed societal structures. Bond, 75, died Saturday in the Gulf Coast city of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Texas Police Kill Two Gunmen at Exhibit of Cartoons Depicting Prophet Muhammad

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 4, 2015 An art event near Dallas became the site of a deadly shooting Sunday evening when police killed two armed men who had opened fire at the exhibit, which featured renderings of the Prophet Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Looking for Terrorists? Why Not Check the Extreme Right Website Linked to 100 Hate Crime Killings

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 20, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Grand American Tradition of Violent White Supremacy

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 17, 2014 Another U.S. shooting spree has left bullet-riddled bodies in its wake, and refocused attention on violent, right-wing extremists. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Neo-Nazis Seek to Take Over Small North Dakota Village

BLANK Sep 23, 2013 Some 350 protesters greeted a cluster of white supremacists Sunday as officials in Leith, N.D., try to find a way to avoid losing control of the village government to the hate movement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Civil Rights Group Sues Alabama Over School Choice Law

BLANK Aug 26, 2013 In a case with potentially national repercussions, the Southern Poverty Law Center is challenging a school choice law in Alabama that uses tax credits to help families leave failing schools. That, the SPLC says, unconstitutionally creates two classes of schoolchildren. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On Gun Laws, It’s Bipartisan Consensus, Not Gridlock, That’s the Problem

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 With an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day -- the equivalent of five Wisconsin massacres per day -- both major parties refuse to deal with gun control It's the consensus, not the gridlock, that's the problemWith an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day, both major parties refuse to deal with gun control. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Surge in Right-Wing Extremism

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center outlines a surge in extremist "patriot" groups in the U.S. The center claims that the number of right-wing extremist groups increased by 250 percent in 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Limbaugh: His ‘Call for Segregation’ Was Made in Jest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2009 Conservative radio behemoth Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves Friday to refute reports that he had called for racial segregation the previous day while commenting on a school bus brawl between black and white teenagers. Limbaugh argued that he had been joking and that liberals with "no sense of humor" had recast his sarcastic riff in a literal light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )