Michael Edison Hayden
Politics
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Prior to joining Newsweek as a politics writer, Michael wrote crime features for VICE, served as a special correspondent during the Nepal earthquake for Los Angeles Times, and contributed climate change reporting to National Geographic magazine.
His work has also been featured in The New York Times, Slate, Foreign Policy, ABC News, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
He's a three time grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and graduated from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop (Playwriting) in 2007.
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'Violent' Neo-Nazi Poses Challenges to Free Speech
Students want white supremacist Dan Kleve expelled for safety reasons.
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Neo-Nazis Target School With Death Threats
The threats demonstrate the volatility of issues involving racism in the era of social media—particularly when minors are involved.
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How ‘the Storm’ Came to Dominate Fake News
Alex Jones's InfoWars has recently ramped up its coverage of the fake phenomenon referred to as #Qanon and #TheStorm.
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White Supremacists Back Trump's Remarks About Dreamers
"Thank you, President Trump," former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke wrote.
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Republican Posts List of 'Jews' in the Media
The publication of the list followed months of anti-Semitic remarks made by Paul Nehlen, a GOP congressional candidate.
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Pro-Trump Media Celebs Can't Shake the Alt-Right Brand
The meaning of “alt-right” has come more into focus, and it now includes white supremacy.
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Violent White Nationalists Are Rallying in Florida
A member of the League of the South was arrested this week for violence that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia in August.
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White Supremacist Accounts Are Still Active on Twitter
Among the high-profile white supremacist Twitter accounts that have not been removed from the site is that of Richard Spencer.
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Alt-Right Is Fractured, May Be More Dangerous Than Ever
One year after Trump took office, the alt-right movement could be seen as more dangerous than ever.
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The Alt-Right Targets Feminists Over Women's March
The far right is using the hashtag #mybordersmychoice in an attempt to co-opt a women's movement.
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Nazi Website Daily Stormer Is ‘Designed to Target‘ Kids
Editor Andrew Anglin boasted about his neo-Nazi site targeting kids for recruitment.
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