On the January 14th edition of Your Call we’ll examine growing right-wing extremism. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census identified 276 militia groups last year, a 37% increase from 2014. Recently a group of armed militiamen took over a federal wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon. GOP candidate Donald Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric has earned him endorsements from white nationalists. Are we in a period of growing right-wing extremism? What influence does the extreme right have on U.S. politics? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Mark A. Potok, senior fellow of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leading organization monitoring the extreme right in the U.S
Spencer Sunshine, an associate fellow at Political Research Associates, a social justice think-tank
Web Resources:
Southern Poverty Law Center: Anti Government Militia Groups Grew by More than One Third in Last Year
Harper’s: The Great Republican Land Heist, Cliven Bundy and the politicians who are plundering the West
Political Research Associates: ‘Trumping’ Democracy: Right-Wing Populism, Fascism, and the Case for Action
Mother Jones: The Rise of Violent Right-Wing Extremism, Explained
Political Research Associates: When Exemption is the Rule: The Religious Freedom Strategy of the Christian Right
Bill Moyers: Don’t Let Donald Trump Full You: Right-Wing Populism is the New Normal