California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell and his Democratic colleagues in the House recently voted to condemn the president’s recent remarks about four Congresswomen as racist. Trump’s opponents see a direct link between what he says and an increase in white supremecist or alt-right activity in the U.S. What exactly is the alt-right? How much does the movement influence this administration?
The evolution of the alt-right in America
A neo-Nazi rally in Washington DC, 2002. Credit: Elvert Barnes/CC BY 2.0.
Credits
Guest:
Alexandra Minna Stern - author of “Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate: How the Alt-Right is Warping the American Imagination”
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Adriana Cargill,
Brian Hardzinski
