What will happen when America goes to the polls?
The United States is at a crossroads. As the nation faces elections on Nov. 3, its voters are being presented with one of the starkest, most consequential choices in memory.…
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Mark Potok
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GOP Lawmaker’s Celebration Of KKK Leader Forces Racial Reckoning In Alabama
The backlash to Alabama State Rep. Will Dismukes’s celebration of the 1st KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest marks a shift in the state — or at least a beginning.…
NO BARGAIN: Why Don’t Bad Cops Get Fired? The Power of Police Unions
We know that problem cops are tough to fire. The reason—their unions. That has to change. Now. As an expert on the radical right over the last 25 years, I’ve…
Anti-Asian Racism Amid COVID-19 Echoes US History Of Blaming Immigrants For Disease
President Trump, Republican lawmakers, and right-wing pundits’ blame of China for COVID-19 has resulted in a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes in America. The Center for Immigration Studies bills itself…
The Radical Right’s Violent Hatred of Women
While bigotry and white supremacy are core tenets of the radical right, underlying it all is a deeply ingrained misogyny that has manifested in violence. Once upon a time, almost…
Why Prosecuting Jussie Smollett Is Important
The evidence that Jussie Smollett staged his attack is overwhelming, but it doesn’t detract from the fact very few hate crimes are hoaxes. It highlights it. Earlier this month, actor…
CARR Research Insight Series: Two Americas: The Radical Right, Then and Now
In the first CARR Research Insight, Mark Potok considers the resurgence of the radical right in the United States. This piece explores this resurgence in the context of ethnic and racial hatred and political backlash…
Virginia Gun Rally Was Only Peaceful Because Of Preventative Measures
The Richmond rally wasn’t “mainstream” as right-wing media claims. It was a prime example of how extremism has become common. In the end, no one was shot. But it wasn’t…
The Strange History of the Group Tied to Jersey City Murders
Perhaps the most bizarre thing about Black Hebrew Israelism is the way it mirrors, with only a change in color, the ideas of Christian Identity. Yet another apparent anti-Semitic multiple…
The Creepy Racist Network Behind Trump Aide Stephen Miller
The White House aide’s emails frightened America, and rightly so. But the bigger story is a vast racist network that has shocking reach into the GOP. Even amid the impeachment…