Aug 14 FBI arrests Oklahoma man after anti-government bomb plot at local bank By Joshua Barajas In his conversations about the planned attack on a local bank with an undercover FBI agent, the man said he followed the ideology of the Three Percenters, one of the nation's largest armed right-wing groups that pledges resistance against the… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:38 U.S. sees 300 violent attacks inspired by far right every year By PBS NewsHour Despite the nation’s focus on Islamic terrorism since 9/11, homegrown, right-wing extremists have also killed dozens of Americans. Peter Bergen, the director of the National Security Studies program for New America, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the toll of homegrown… Continue watching
Aug 03 Acid attacks lead London emergency doctors to call for public awareness By Catherine Caruso, STAT According to the Metropolitan Police in London, there were 261 acid attacks in 2015 and 454 in 2016, and the number is on pace to be even higher in 2017. Continue reading
Feb 10 What to read and watch to understand how fringe movements turn to terrorism By Elizabeth Flock Barak Goodman, director of "Oklahoma City," offers recommendations on what to read and watch to better understand fringe movements on the left and the right. Continue reading
Oct 15 Kansas ‘Crusaders’ arrested for plot to bomb Somali community By Michael D. Regan Three Kansas men face federal charges after authorities said Friday they uncovered a plot to bomb an apartment complex housing Somali refugees. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:37 Keeping your family safe and dealing with the ‘what ifs?’ By PBS NewsHour With horror stories of extremist violence dominating headlines around the globe, it’s easy to get worked up over the threat, however improbable, of domestic terrorism. National security analyst and mom Juliette Kayyem says there’s no such thing as perfect safety,… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 7:06 News Wrap: 4 Marines killed by gunman targeting Tennessee military sites By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, a gunman attacked two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, within minutes. Four U.S. Marines were killed, and the gunman was killed by police. The U.S. attorney for Eastern Tennessee said they are treating the attacks… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 14:55 ‘There was no playbook’ for handling the Oklahoma City bombing By PBS NewsHour At the 20th anniversary, we look back at the Oklahoma City bombing. Public television station OETA shares reflections from survivors and victims’ families, and Judy Woodruff talks to former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, former Director of Homeland Security of… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Counterterrorism adviser on understanding and responding to homegrown extremism By PBS NewsHour When random violence strikes on home soil, what do we call it and how do we prosecute it? Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, talks to Gwen Ifill about domestic terrorism, including why we must… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Suspenseful Story of Justice System and Friendship in “Better This World” Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway discuss their latest film, "Better This World". Continue watching