Hate crime reports to the FBI jumped 17 percent last year. In the new PBS Frontline documentary “Documenting Hate: New American Nazis,” reporter A.C. Thompson investigates white supremacist groups in the US.
He focuses on Atomwaffen Division, a neo-nazi group that actively recruits inside the US military. It operates a so-called “leaderless resistance,” encouraging attacks that look like lone-wolf operations, but are part of a bigger movement. Why are these violent racist movements still able to operate and expand?
Guest:
A.C. Thompson, reporter with ProPublica and correspondent for FRONTLINE’s documentary “Documenting Hate: New American Nazis”
Web Resources:
FRONTLINE: Documenting Hate: New American Nazis
Web Resources: Synagogue Shooting Highlights History Of Hate In Pittsburgh
ProPublica: Documenting Hate