At the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. in August 2017, neo-Nazi demonstrators marched with symbols from the Middle Ages. Earlier this year, the Christchurch terrorist, who killed fifty-one people at a mosque in New Zealand, included Odin’s cross in his manifesto and made reference to Valhalla in his final social media post. Scholars […]
The Alt-Right Movement: Who’s Who?
On August 12, 2017, as many as 1,000 neo-fascists, armed with assault rifles, shields, clubs and torches, clashed with anti-fascist counter protestors in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia. DeAndre Harris, a special education assistant at a high school, was severely beaten by four men wearing neo-Nazi insignia. Later, after police declared an unlawful assembly, James […]
The ascent of the alt-right
How did Donald Trump inspire the rise of the “alt right”? What role will they play in the upcoming Trump presidency? Today’s guest is Chip Berlet, an investigative journalist, research analyst, and activist scholar specializing in the study of extreme right-wing movements in the United States. As a human rights activist, Chip Berlet has spent […]
