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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    An Oregon Standoff and The Rise of Anti-Government Militias

    In rural Oregon, a group of armed protesters has been holed up at a wildlife refuge for four days now. They call themselves the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom. They say they’re fighting federal government tyranny, and they’re part of a dramatic trend.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    In rural Oregon, a group of armed protesters has been holed up at a wildlife refuge for four days now. They call themselves the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom. They say they’re fighting federal government tyranny, and they’re part of a dramatic trend. The number of anti-government militia groups in this country has increased 37 percent in the past year, according to a new study by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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    Anti-Government Militias, Bernie's Chances and 'Bordertown'
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    2. 8:41Assessing Bernie Sanders
    3. 18:10Orange County D.A. Informant Scandal
    4. 31:20Bordertown
    5. 46:17Food Resolutions
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Whitman College

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Anti-Government Militias, Bernie's Chances and 'Bordertown'
    1. 0:00An Oregon Standoff and The Rise of Anti-Government MilitiasYou’re reading this
    2. 8:41Assessing Bernie Sanders
    3. 18:10Orange County D.A. Informant Scandal
    4. 31:20Bordertown
    5. 46:17Food Resolutions
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