A.C. Thompson
Reporter A.C. Thompson covers hate crimes and racial extremism for ProPublica.
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A.C. Thompson is a staff reporter with ProPublica. His stories, which often examine the criminal justice system, have helped lead to the exoneration of two innocent San Francisco men sentenced to life in prison and the prosecution of seven New Orleans police officers. In addition to working as a print and web journalist, Thompson has reported extensively for television, serving as a producer and correspondent for the PBS documentary series Frontline. His life was fictionalized on the HBO show “Treme.”
When the Government Really Did Fear a Bowling Green Massacre — From a White Supremacist
Assault rifles, body armor, a possible kill list, but not much attention when feds arrested a white man they said was bent on “race war.”
Claims of ‘Homosexual Agenda’ Help Kill Hate Crimes Laws in 5 States
Some Christian groups have no problem protecting people from crimes driven by racial or religious hatred. They just draw the line at sexual orientation.
Teens Report Onslaught of Bullying During Divisive Election
In a survey of 50,000 teens, some 70 percent reported abusive behavior across months of a notably angry presidential campaign.
‘As a White Nationalist, What Do You Do?’
A conversation with a scholar of America’s extreme right
In An Ugly Election Result, Hate Surges Online
Has Trump emboldened extremists? Some disquieting early returns.
Hate Crimes Are Up — But the Government Isn’t Keeping Good Track of Them
There is considerable anxiety about the potential for violence after a bitter national election. The data kept on hate crimes won’t reassure anyone.
Latest Attempt at Police Transparency Fails In California
As police scandals swirl in Northern California, a legislative effort to make the disciplinary records of officers available to the public comes up short.
A Call to Reopen Investigation of Terror Campaign Against Journalists
An advocacy group says ProPublica and Frontline’s reporting on the murders of Vietnamese-American reporters requires a renewed probe by the FBI.
Collateral Damage: Decades Later, a Suicide Can Be Added to Domestic Terror Campaign’s Toll
Before killing himself in Houston in 1988, Pham Dang Cuong was targeted by a violent anti-Communist group of former South Vietnamese military officers, according to interviews and records.
Terror in Little Saigon (Vietnamese)
An old war comes to a new country.