The Rise of Hate




Thinking CAP show

Summary: Under the campaign and presidency of Donald Trump, America has witnessed a rise in hate crimes, anti-Semitic incidents, anti-Muslim violence and a resurgence of white supremacy like never before. Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and George Selim, senior vice president of programs at the Anti-Defamation League join Igor and guest host Ed Chung, a former prosecutor of hate crimes at the Department of Justice, to discuss the face of hate in America, what has fueled the rise in these incidents, what individuals, states and the federal government can do to combat hate at every level and why we have seen a lack of outrage from our politicians.