Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Alt-America, the rise of the radical right in the age of Trump, David Neiwert

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Alt-America

bibliography

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David Neiwert

the rise of the radical right in the age of Trump

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 two decades, and here he provides a deeply reported and authoritative report on the background, mindset, and growth of Far Right movements across the country. The product of years of reportage, and including the most in-depth investigation of Trump's ties to Far Right figures, this is a crucial book about one of the most disturbing sides of American society

Into the abyss -- Alt-America -- Black helicopters and truck bombs -- 9/11 and the dark invaders -- A black president and a birth certificate -- Mad Hatters and March Hares -- The return of the militias -- The Bundy Pandora's box -- Bad days on the Malheur -- The alt-right reinvention -- "Hail emperor Trump!" -- The id unleashed -- The aftermath -- Afterword: fascism and our future