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The fracturing of the far-right, one year after Charlottesville

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Aug. 10, 2018

On Sunday, white nationalists plan to march on Washington -- one year after the rally in Charlottesville. We talk with a reporter who’s been tracking neo-Nazi groups behind that action, and investigating why law enforcement failed to intervene in the violence.

From this Episode:

What we know about the man suspected of starting the Holy Fire

In Cleveland National Forest, the Holy Jim Fire has scorched nearly 10,000 acres since it began Monday -- allegedly from arson. Forest Gordon Clark was charged Thursday on...

8 min, 25 sec

Far-right demonstrators plan to mark a year since their Unite the Right rally

On Sunday, white nationalists plan to march on Washington, one year after the rally in Charlottesville.

15 min, 7 sec

Is 'The Meg' a serious film, or 'Jaws' meets 'Sharknado?'

Our critics review “BlacKkKlansman,” based on the true story of the first African-American officer hired by the Colorado Springs Police Department in the early 1970s; “The...

15 min, 26 sec

How much of a difference will LeBron James make to the Lakers?

LeBron James worked out at the Lakers training facility for the first time on Thursday. He’s taken a role in the national conversation on race, and he got into a Twitter...

9 min, 40 sec

Photo credit: A sign reading "Hate Has No Home Here" hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ahead of the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

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