City Of Detroit

Frosty Wooldridge Blames Immigrants, Muslims, & “Free Government Handouts” for Detroit’s Decline

Posted on Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 at 5:10 am. Written by Lauren Taylor

Frosty Wooldridge, advisory board member at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), recently blamed Detroit’s decline on Muslims and Mexicans. Not uncommon among the far-right, his particularly nasty essay brings together anti-black racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Conjuring up the … Continued

Politics

Detroit Riots Tell of America’s History of Racism

Posted on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at 7:35 am. Written by Cloee Cooper

Today, thousands of activists and organizers from across the United States will gather in Detroit, Michigan for the second annual US Social Forum. Under the slogan “A new world is possible” organizers and activists who work on housing inequities, police … Continued

Nativism Watch

Illinois chapter of ACT! for America under scrutiny for film screening: Illinois library allows ACT! for America film screening, but recognizes message is ‘reprehensible, bigoted’

An Illinois chapter of the anti-Muslim grassroots groups ACT! for America has come under scrutiny for hosting a screening of Geert Wilders' "Warning to America"…

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Florida march for 'persecuted Christians' sponsored by Islamophobes, to feature Austrian anti-Muslim activist: Florida march for ‘persecuted Christians’ sponsored by Islamophobes, to feature Austrian anti-Muslim activist

An event titled “Prayer March for Persecuted Christians” is scheduled to take place on Saturday in Orlando, Florida. Although the event’s intent seems unobjectionable, its…

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Rand Paul changes his tune on Voter ID laws…. several times: Rand Paul changes tune on Voter ID laws — several times

Those familiar with voting suppression measures were abuzz recently after the New York Times featured a story suggesting that Republican Senator Rand Paul was distancing…

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