DeradicalizationDisengagementExitUSA Charlottesville convinced me to help other people defect from white supremacy Lauren Manning, one of our Exit specialists, reflects on the anniversary of Charlottesville: “I had…Francis MesinaAugust 12, 2021
DeradicalizationFormers Are we ready for accountability? What former extremists can teach us about lifelong change As a nation we avoid accountability, and if it is evoked at all it’s used…Francis MesinaFebruary 11, 2021
DeradicalizationExitUSAInterventionLife After Hate Life After Hate awarded $750,000 to disrupt domestic terrorism The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Life After Hate a two-year, $750,000 grant to…Francis MesinaSeptember 17, 2020
DeradicalizationDisengagement The Oklahoma City bombing: ‘For the first time ever, my victims haunted me’ Many extremists act as if they are committed to “the cause,” but their conviction is…Francis MesinaApril 19, 2020
DeradicalizationFar-right extremismFormers We’re committed to helping formers. Not everyone is. If we abuse the trust it takes to make formers open up, we can stifle…Francis MesinaMarch 24, 2020
DeradicalizationExitUSA Supporting families through de-radicalization: Q&A with the director of ExitUSA Robert Örell — program director of ExitUSA, the flagship intervention program at Life After Hate…Francis MesinaFebruary 24, 2020
CompassionDeradicalization Can a nation forgive a reformed neo-Nazi? Despite his commitment to civil rights, Nick Cooper was recently deported from Canada, underscoring a…Francis MesinaApril 9, 2019
DeradicalizationFar-right extremism A former member of the Aryan Brotherhood talks about why he joined, and how he finally got out Thomas Engelmann was a longtime member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi. He is now…Francis MesinaNovember 21, 2018
DeradicalizationIntervention #WeCounterHate wins Shorty Social Good Award POSSIBLE and Life After Hate won a Shorty Social Good Award in Artificial Intelligence for…Francis MesinaNovember 17, 2018
Angela KingCompassionDeradicalization A Way Forward From Hate: An Interview with Angela King Angela King, deputy director and co-founder of Life After Hate, recently sat down with The…Francis MesinaNovember 2, 2017