A woefully incomplete guide to the people, books, and sites that you should be following to keep ahead of the rise of white extremists. Every time there is another white extremist-related incident or arrest I am reminded that the major news publications and cable networks are out of their depth. CNN just weeks ago had…
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White Supremacists Who Attacked DeAndre Harris in Charlottesville Given Years in Jail
The slow march of Charlottesville justice continues as Jacob Goodwin has now been given 8 years in prison, 2 suspended. According to Tyler Hammel of the Pulitzer Prize winning Charlottesville paper The Daily Progress, “Goodwin, from Arkansas, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with two years suspended, as well as a $5,000 fine and…
White Supremacist Richard Spencer Rejected by Hundreds of Protesters at Michigan State University
Hundreds of demonstrators convened near the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education at Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, Michigan to protest a speech being given by white supremacist Richard Spencer. Protesters began assembling in a parking lot across the street as early as noon, though Spencer was not scheduled to speak until 4:00…
Stuff I Picked Up At CPAC
Become a Patron! I’m back from CPAC – the annual Conservative Political Action Conference – in Maryland. Finally caught up on my assignments (Desmogblog/NationOfChange), I’m able to work through some of the pamphlets, books, stickers and flyers that I picked up while I was there. There’s not a lot surprising here, but it’s always illuminating to…
Watermelons, Nooses and Straight Razors – An Interview with David Pilgrim
This is the first in a monthly series where we feature a crowdfunded project. The projects will be ones that fit our goals for this website. The rise of white supremacy after Trump was never originally intended to be something that Visu.News considered one of the pillars of our coverage – but after Charlottesville that…
Warrant Issued for DeAndre Harris Arrest in C’Ville
[For use of photos and republishing contact Zach at zdroberts@gmail.com] Support Visu.News at our Patreon. Monday night we have learned that the DeAndre Harris story has taken a twist that would in a different era be surprising. With several of Harris’ attackers still on the run – and police showing no interest in going after…
Remembering Charlottesville One Month Later
It was a long weekend for all of us. The story of Charlottesville wasn’t supposed to be like this. Most of us journalists expected to be on our way home soon after the ‘Unite the Right’ rally. Very few had booked hotels for Saturday night. It was supposed to be yet another face-off between the…
Law Enforcement is AWOL in Charlottesville
Originally written and photographed for NationofChange.org This is part two of a two part series (at least for now) questioning the motives and intentions of the law enforcement agencies surrounding the attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia in August. Read part one here. If you’ve read my previous pieces for NationofChange, you’d know I was on the ground…
Tiki Torches And The Silent Resistance
A group of 30 or so skinny anarchists, and BLM activists stood to confront hundreds of white supremacists holding torches. They were pepper sprayed and his with fuel from the torches that the “alt-right” protesters were carrying. No members of political parties were there that I could see. I heard Cornel West was in…