The Far Right in America
What do the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, tell us about the far-right in America?
The Briefing Room · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
What do the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, tell us about the strength of the far-right in America? What should the government do to combat domestic extremism?
In this week's programme David Aaronovitch asks if there is a white nationalist revival in the United States and what that means for the country's politics.
CONTRIBUTORS: J.M. Berger, author, analyst and consultant on extremism. Sandy Hausman, WVTF radio. Christian Picciolini, a former neo-Nazi who is now an anti-extremism campaigner. Leonard Zeskind, a researcher of the American far-right and director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights Asha Rangappa, former special agent, FBI and now lecturer at Yale Law School.