Scan the headlines. Somewhere in America, someone just vandalized a synagogue. Someone else assaulted a homosexual. And someone else burned a cross. Elsewhere, a teen just turned on a CD of neo-Nazi music. Another opened a racist magazine. And another added a page to a hate group’s Web site.

This magazine looks at the roots of hate and the ways hate groups recruit teens to their cause. From the Internet to high school halls to the Supreme Court, the fight against hate is a daily struggle. That’s where your students come in. With their values, and by the way they treat others, they can help keep hate out of the community.

The Holocaust was a hate crime so mind-boggling many people believe it could never happen again. But others take a different lesson: That it happened all too easily, and so it could happen again, anywhere. But when you can recognize hate, you can speak out. Remember: Somewhere in America, someone is pitching in to repair a burned church or synagogue. Someone else is testifying against a cross burner. And someone else is rallying friends to speak out against violence, to help stop the hate.

Why Hate?
Reformed neo-Nazis, scientists, and those who are leading the fight against hate try to explain why so many people give in to hate.

The Nazi Legacy
How did Nazism spread across Germany and spark the Holocaust, and why does it still appeal to some people today?

A Web of Hate
The Internet can bring the message of hate into your home. How can you fight back?

A Snapshot of Hate
How deeply does hate reach into society today? Statistics paint a picture of a dangerous movement.

Face-to-Face With Hate
How would you react if you witnessed an act of hate in your school or community?

Not in Our Backyard
Here’s what happened when hate came to two communities. The question: Speak out, or cover it up?

How FREE Is Your Speech?
The U.S. Constitution establishes the right to free speech. But should an exception be made for words that hurt? Two case studies.

Outlawing Hate
When someone commits a crime against another person because of that person’s identity, is the crime even worse?

When Should We Step In?
If foreign governments make genocide a policy, does the U.S. have the responsibility, or the right, to stop them?

“No One Left”
The famous “confession” written by a German clergyman after the Holocaust still echoes around the world today.