His web postings reflect “a jumble” of far right views. And some anti-Semitic white nationalists shed no tears over Gabrielle Giffords.read more

She played recklessly with violent rhetoric, and she literally targeted Gabrielle Giffords.read more

When Representative Raúl Grijalva of Tucson called for a boycott, someone called his office and said: “I’m going to come down there and I’m going to blow your fucking brains out.”read more

“The level of anger and fear is like nothing I can compare in my lifetime,” says Noam Chomsky, who hears echoes of fascism. Some scholars reject the "F" word, but how close are we?read more

“I have the dread sense of the dark clouds of fascism gathering,” he said. “The level of anger and fear is like nothing I can compare in my lifetime.”read more

Right-wing agitators are on the move across America, preaching hateful rhetoric and at times going beyond words to actual violence. Patricia Smith, nationally acclaimed poet and performer, steps into the shoes of one such extremist, refusing to let us look away from our country's ugly past -- and present. If we actually decide to fight hate and terror, Smith implies, shouldn't we start inside our own borders?read more

Are you ready for a Presidential ticket featuring Sarah Palin and Lou Dobbs? That certainly would be going rogue.read more

David Brooks and Bill Kristol have to look in the mirror in the morning and recognize who they are helping, ironic detachment notwithstanding.read more

Republicans treat President Obama as if he were a substitute and they are just waiting for the real deal to come back in the room. That would be a white Republican male.read more

It takes a dedicated ideologue to follow the twists and turns of the Limbaugh/DeMint logic.read more

We need to beware of the right-wing militia movement in America. It poses a danger to our democracy. And shamefully, it is fueled by a few mainstream politicians and media personalities.read more