neo-Nazi
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Origin of neo-Nazi
First recorded in 1945–50
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Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
The Justice Department’s case centers on eight informants who included high-ranking members of the neo-Nazi National Alliance, United Klans of America, American Front and the National Socialist Movement, according to the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
While Golden Dawn officially denied being a neo-Nazi movement, it adopted Nazi-influenced iconography.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
The term hate crime was coined in response to what was described at the time as an “epidemic” of neo-Nazi and skinhead violence, although in retrospect it’s unclear whether any such epidemic existed.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
I’m a historian who studies neo-Nazis and far-right extremism.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
Trump: And you had people—and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2024
And Alex Edelman’s solo comedy show “Just for Us” made the Jewish comic’s experience of being surrounded by neo-Nazis at once hilarious and politically eye-opening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
But thanks to a new Washington state law, this type of activism may run the risk of getting anti-fascists sued by the very neo-Nazis they’re exposing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Some Austrians want to tear the house down, and a committee of experts had decided to demolish it to stop it becoming a focal point for neo-Nazis.
From BBC ● May 23, 2023
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