The Far Right in America
What do the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, tell us about the strength of the far-right in America? What should the government do to combat domestic extremism?
What do the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, tell us about the strength of the far-right in America? What should the government do to combat domestic extremism?
In this week's programme David Aaronovitch asks if there is a white nationalist revival in the United States and what that means for the country's politics.
CONTRIBUTORS:
J.M. Berger, author, analyst and consultant on extremism.
Sandy Hausman, WVTF radio.
Christian Picciolini, a former neo-Nazi who is now an anti-extremism campaigner.
Leonard Zeskind, a researcher of the American far-right and director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights
Asha Rangappa, former special agent, FBI and now lecturer at Yale Law School.
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