Parks Service issues permit for ‘alt-right’ rally in San Francisco
Federal authorities on Wednesday issued a permit to a politically conservative group for a Saturday afternoon rally in San Francisco that local officials fear could turn violent.
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Counter-protesters dwarf far-right marchers at Boston rally
At the “Boston Free Speech Rally,” thousands of counter-protesters eclipsed a small group of far-right marchers on Saturday. The gathering took place just one week after a deadly white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Phillip Martin, WGBH senior investigative reporter,…
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Why are women joining the ‘alt-right’?
After the violent “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday, the “alt-right” has come under renewed scrutiny. Its ideology rejects Jewish people, people of color, LGBTQ people and immigrants, and is dominated by white men --…
How the term ‘alt-left’ came to be
The phrase "alt-left" originated on a conspiracy theory-pushing website. How did it make its way into President Trump's remarks on Charlottesville?…
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These stories that were buried in last week's political news are worth your time.
Donald Trump's disavowal of white supremacists who have cheered his election hasn't quieted concerns about the movement's impact on his White House.
President-elect Donald Trump met with The New York Times for an on-the-record conversation on Tuesday. During the session, Mr. Trump disavowed the alt-right but defended Stephen Bannon, said he didn’t want to hurt Hillary Clinton and said he might not…
