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Tea Party Group Protesting IRS Has History of Questionable Political Involvement

The Tea Party and the IRS “Scandal” The Actual Facts of the Case

5 Things to Watch for in Immigration Debate

“Take these Tribes Down” The Anti-Indian Movement Comes to Washington State

Inside CPAC 2013: Bigotry Gone Wild

Day of Resistance Gun Rallies Stoke Tea Party Movement

Hidden, Forgotten and Denied: Racism and Anti-Semitism in the State of Kansas

The King Holiday and the Long Arc of Justice - A Personal Remembrance

Birthright Citizenship Again Under Attack in Congress

What to Expect from the Tea Parties in 2013 - And How to Stop it

After Newtown, Facts Get Lost in Gun Debate

The Tea Parties Are Still Strong: Prepare for the Battles Ahead

Tea Party Endorsed Candidates and Election 2012

Abridging the Vote: True the Vote in North Carolina

Tea Parties, Property Rights and Anti-Indianism in the Klamath River Basin

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Tea Party Group Protesting IRS Has History of Questionable Political Involvement

Tea Party Group Protesting IRS Has History of Questionable Political Involvement

May 21, 2013 - Devin Burghart

Tea Party Patriots, originally formed as a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation in 2009, has a history of questionable electoral activity.  Nevertheless, as one of the largest of the movement’s national factions, it is taking advantage of the so-called IRS scandal to re-ignite the anger of Tea Partiers, encourage their (false)...

The Tea Party and the IRS “Scandal” The Actual Facts of the Case

The Tea Party and the IRS “Scandal” The Actual Facts of the Case

May 17, 2013 - Devin Burghart

An IREHR Special Report While it is well-known that the so-called IRS scandal has been used by Tea Partiers to bash the IRS, less well known are the actual facts of the case. Some of the flagged groups did have their tax-exempt status delayed or did face some additional scrutiny, but...

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Nation, State, & Citizenship

5 Things to Watch for in Immigration Debate

05.09.13 - Devin Burghart

5 Things to Watch for in Immigration Debate

On May Day 2013 thousands of people turned out onto the streets in hundreds of cities to march for comprehensive immigration reform. With the process partially underway, IREHR takes a look at five different things human rights supporters should be keeping an eye on as the...

Tea Party News and Analysis

Harper's Misses the Mark on Ron Paul "Revolution"

05.04.13 - Jonathan Mozzochi

Harper's Misses the Mark on Ron Paul "Revolution"

A Letter about a Harper’s Magazine Write-Up on Ron Paul From Jon Mozzochi Michael Ames’ letter from Tampa (“The Awakening: Ron Paul’s generational movement,” Harper’s, April 2013) would wander less, and inform more, if it had a framework capable of making sense of what...

Treaty Rights & Tribal Sovereignty

“Take these Tribes Down” The Anti-Indian Movement Comes to Washington State

04.26.13 - Charles Tanner Jr

“Take these Tribes Down” The Anti-Indian Movement Comes to Washington State

This IREHR Special Report takes you inside the April 6 meeting hosted in Bellingham, Washington by the anti-Indian groups Citizens Equal Rights Alliance and Citizens Equal Rights Foundation. The report sheds light on these groups’ anti-Indian ideas and goals, their legal strategy and their plans to...

Tea Party News and Analysis

Tea Party Joins Gun Lobby to Kill Gun Background Checks

04.24.13 - Devin Burghart

Tea Party Joins Gun Lobby to Kill Gun Background Checks

Defeating immigration reform next on the Tea Party agenda. On April 17, the Senate failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold necessary to end a filibuster on bipartisan legislation to expand gun background checks to gun shows and internet sales. The bill garnered a 54-vote ...

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The Boston Marathon Bombing: A Personal Statement

04.23.13 - Leonard Zeskind

The Boston Marathon Bombing: A Personal Statement

The senseless murder and mayhem in Boston has left me speechless.  Initially, I refused to speculate about who did it, despite repeated requests to do so.  I pointed to the wildly mistaken guesses about the Texas murders, when people who should have known better talked...

Race, Racism, & White Nationalism

Holocaust Deniers Play Footsie with Iran (Again)

04.12.13 - Leonard Zeskind

Holocaust Deniers Play Footsie with Iran (Again)

The Islamic Republic of Iran is replete with beautiful mountain vistas, a clean subway system and keen scholarly discussion, if the Institute for Historical Review’s (IHR) Mark Weber is to be believed.  The country is also the victim of the harmful depredations of a ...

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