Neiwert - Alt-America; the Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump (2017)
epub | 729.46 KB | English | Author :David Neiwert | B075RZCDS9 | 2017 | Verso Books

Book Description :

The story of the remarkable resurgence of right-wing extremists in the United States
Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked liberal Americans, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "Alt-Right" leaders mystifies many. But the extreme Right has been growing steadily in the US since the 1990s, with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists found fresh life; and in virulent reaction to the first black president of the country, militant racists have come out of the woodwork. Nurtured by a powerful right-wing media sector in radio, TV, and online, the Far Right, Tea Party movement conservatives, and Republican activists found common ground-an alternative America that is resurgent, even as it has been ignored by the political establishment and mainstream media.
Investigative reporter David Neiwert has been tracking extremists for more than...

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