Stories by David Holthouse

David Holthouse is a Media Matters' investigative journalist focusing on violent extremism. He previously worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center where he engaged in groundbreaking reporting on extremist groups. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Nation, American Prospect and other publications. subscribe to David Holthouse's feed

Why Are Holocaust Deniers, Ku Klux Klan Members, and Neo-Nazis All Moving to One Small Town in Montana?

Posted on: Dec 5, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

In part two of the investigation into white supremacists' move into Kalispell, Montana, they're becoming more out-front and aggressive about their views.

How White Supremacists Are Trying to Make an American Town a Model for Right-Wing Extremism

Posted on: Nov 22, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

A recent influx of white supremacists and Patriot group members to the town of Kalispell, Montana, is causing alarm.

The Dark Side of "Soldier of Fortune" Magazine: Contract Killers and Mercenaries for Hire

Posted on: Sep 15, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

The magazine caters to mercenaries but tries to broaden to its appeal to war fans, weapon-lovers, fanatic anti-commies and those who enjoy reading about blood and guts.

Minuteman Project Co-Founder Jim Gilchrist's Second Act

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: Media Matters

Despite White Supremacist Ties, Nativist Minutemen Project Founder Gilchrist Stumped For GOP Candidates

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

Jim Gilchrist is sought by GOP candidates to burnish their tough-on-immigrant credentials, and treated by the media as a legitimate authority on immigration issues.

"Fertile Ground": White Nationalists Are Organizing Within the Tea Party

Posted on: Aug 15, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

There is plenty of evidence that overt racists have entered Tea Party affiliated organizations.

Dangerous Levels of Overlap Between Xenophobic 'Minuteman' Movement and Tea Party

Posted on: May 29, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

Glenn Spencer's land was once a meeting ground for anti-immigrant vigilantes. Now, with many of the same faces present, he hosts the Tea Party Nation.

"Family Friendly" Machine Gun Festival Welcomes Neo-Nazi Extremists

Posted on: Apr 13, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

What's up with the little kids in Nazi shirts at the Knob Creek Gun Range Machine Gun Shoot?

A Recent History of Violent Right-Wing Extremism: Neo-Nazis and Other White Supremacists Are Most Dangerous

Posted on: Mar 11, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

Since 9/11, right-wing extremists including neo-Nazis and other white supremacists have been involved in 63 domestic terror plots.

Only Days After Giffords Shooting, Packed Gun Show Puts Deadly Firepower on Display

Posted on: Jan 25, 2011, Source: Media Matters for America

"The second amendment ain't about duck hunting," says attendant of the 2011 SHOT Show.

Racial Extremists Are Infiltrating the Military for the Chance to 'Kill a Brown'

Posted on: Dec 14, 2008, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

New evidence suggests that white supremacists are taking advantage of lowered recruiting standards to enter the armed services.

The Dangerous Consequences of Recruiting Nazis to Serve in Iraq

Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Source: SPLC's Hate Watch

The U.S. military appears to be teaching a skinhead with genocide on his mind how to become a tactical bomb maker.

CNN Uses Racial Extremist as Source for Its 'Black in America' Series

Posted on: Jul 29, 2008, Source: SPLC's Hate Watch

What is CNN doing interviewing the founder of an online discussion forum that promotes selective breeding of the human species?

U.S. Politicians and Scholars Are Helping Turkey Cover up WWI Armenian Genocide

Posted on: Jun 4, 2008, Source: Southern Poverty Law Center

Denying the Armenian holocaust is illegal in France and Switzerland, but thanks to millions spent by Turkey it's still covered up in the US.

White Nationalists, Skinheads Flock to Cage Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts

Posted on: Mar 17, 2008, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

Rapidly rising blood sport is wildly popular among racist skinheads and other young extremists with a thirst for violence.

Acquitted of Murder, Neo-Nazi Killer Taunts Victim's Family

Posted on: Feb 20, 2008, Source: SPLC's Hate Watch

Even by the twisted standards of the neo-Nazi underworld, Hardy Lloyd is one sick individual.

In the Heart of America's Love Affair with Firepower

Posted on: Aug 18, 2006, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

The Knob Creek machine gun shoot in Kentucky attracts thousands of neo-Nazis and other extremists. But the orgy of firepower helps everyone get along just fine.

Pentagon Reduced to Recruiting Neo-Nazis

Posted on: Jul 8, 2006, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

Ten years after a scandal over neo-Nazis in the armed forces, extremists are once again worming their way into a recruit-starved military.

Gay Bowel Syndrome? Yeah, Right

Posted on: Feb 8, 2006, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

Anti-gay researcher Paul Cameron's falsehoods are well-known. The incredible thing is the people who still cite them.

Hate Crimes in Prison

Posted on: Nov 20, 2005, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

Aryan Brotherhood members make up less than one percent of the nation's prison inmate population, yet the white power gang is responsible for 18% of all prison murders. Why?

Racism Rising in the Golden State

Posted on: Nov 2, 2005, Source: SPLC Intelligence Report

As minorities move into the Southern California region known as the Inland Empire, white supremacists unleash a hate crime backlash.