The number of white nationalist groups operating in Appalachia has increased, according to a recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The rise coincides with a national surge of far-right, anti-government and anti-LGBTQ+ groups, which the SPLC warns could undermine democracy heading into the 2024 presidential election. “With a […]
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Four years after being elected to the Parkersburg City Council with help from progressives, Eric Barber was all in for Trump. Co-published with The Intercept. Eric Barber was elected as a Democrat to the Parkersburg City Council in West Virginia in 2016. Local progressives supported his campaign, and once in office, […]
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This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building. In the six months since then, federal authorities say, about 470 people have been arrested in nearly every […]
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It’s easy to find examples of how not to cover extremist violence and groups in American news coverage. On the national level, everyone from the New York Times to Fox News consistently platform white supremacists and other dangerous extremist ideologies, handing over their pages or airwaves (inadvertently or not) to […]
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Anyone who’s worked in local or regional newsrooms knows what it’s like to have a national news outlet publish irresponsibly inaccurate reporting on something happening in your community. At best, these reports result in additional work for local journalists who now have to push back against this top down misrepresentation. […]
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Violent right-wing radicals come from every corner of the U.S., says Anti Defamation League researcher. What they have in common is that they are “extreme Trumpists.” Credit: The Daily Yonder Extremists like those who stormed the Capitol on January 6 are no more likely to be from small towns or […]
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