Last Sept. 20, the eyes of America turned to Jena, La., where more than 20,000 people had gathered to protest what they saw as racism in the disparate criminal treatment accorded black and white students at a local high school.
The number of hate groups operating in America rose again last year, capping a 48% increase since 2000
The FBI's alleged use of an informant who regularly suggested killing his enemies comes under fire as reckless endangerment
Another generation of anti-immigrant activists joins the increasingly virulent nativist movement
A former South African intelligence operative, once accused of pro-apartheid crimes, is shoring up a U.S. neo-Nazi group
Before the first anti-racism demonstrator had set foot in Jena, La., this fall, white supremacists already were burning up the Internet with furious denunciations, bloody predictions, promises of apocalyptic violence, and calls for lynching.
Two more white supremacist organizations collapsed this spring, the latest casualties in a radical right characterized in the last few years by major troubles and organizational shifts.
