White Supremacists

By Alexander Hinton | – Far-right extremists have been in the news, with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and rallies like the one the Proud Boys held in Portland in September. With a hotly contested election underway in a polarized society, many people are concerned about violence from far-right extremists. But they may […]

Christianity

No, Donald Trump didn’t save Christianity: He is about White Evangelical Nationalism

The Conversation

By Tony Keddie | – It’s yet unknown how U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to position himself as the Christian candidate of choice will influence Christian voters in the United States — and how Democrats’ attempts to speak to Christians may sway previous Trump voters or those not publicly declaring their intentions. ‘Republican Jesus: How […]

Far Right

A Well-Armed and Unpatriotic Far Right

Tomdispatch

By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It was July 2017, a few weeks before the “Unite the Right” Charlottesville riots, when white men marched through the streets of that Virginia city protesting the planned takedown of a confederate statue and chanting, “Jews will not replace us.” I was sitting at a coffee […]

Evolution

White supremacists believe in genetic ‘purity’. Science shows no such thing exists

The Conversation

By Dennis McNevin | – Far-right white supremacist ideology is on the rise in Europe, North America and Australia. It appeals to a racist notion whereby many white supremacists see themselves as members of a “pure” race that is at risk of dilution and contamination. Science does not support the idea of pure races with […]

Donald Trump

Right-wing extremism: The new wave of global terrorism

The Conversation

By Sean Spence | – In April 2020, the United Nation’s Secretary-General, António Guterres, addressed members of the Security Council by warning them that the COVID-19 pandemic could threaten global peace and security. If the health crisis was not managed effectively, he feared that its negative economic consequences, along with a mismanaged government response, would […]

Far Right

Plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor grew from the militia movement’s toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths

The Conversation

By John E. Finn | – The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar – and unquestionably mistaken – interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. This is true of an armed militia group that calls itself the Wolverine Watchmen, who were involved in the recently revealed plot […]

France

Republican Food: French President Macron nails his colours to the Mast of Islamophobia

Open Democracy

By Chris Myant ( OpenDemocracy.net) – In the small Provençal town of Aups, where the local Catholic church declares République française: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité [The French Republic: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity], above its main entrance, there is a plain and nondescript monument put up in 1881. Its plaque announces that it is there: A la memoire […]

Far Right

Who are the white Nationalist Wolverine Watchmen, who Plotted Kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer?

The Conversation

By Amy Cooter | – Details are still emerging about the men arrested on federal and state charges related to an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Federal prosecutions can take months and even years, so it will be quite some time before a full analysis of this situation becomes possible. But as […]

Donald Trump

How dangerous are the White Nationalists in the US Military?

The Conversation

By Jennifer Spindel, Matt Motta and Robert Ralston | – White nationalist groups, who make up some of the most serious terror threats in the country, find new members and support in the U.S. military. These groups believe that white people are under attack in America. In their effort to create an all-white country where […]