Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Linked to Recession

Democracy Now by Mark Potok, Juan Gonzales, Amy Goodman | Apr. 24, 2009 (News Analysis)

I think that this is an attempt to create a great big political storm over an essentially innocuous report. You know, there are a few, what I would characterize as, errors in the report. For instance, it describes the rise of militias in the 1990s as being essentially the result of a recession. Well, there really wasn’t a recession in the ’90s, and that really is not why the militias rose. But essentially, the conclusions, which are—which amount to ... Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Racism, Terrorism
Member Tags: Right Wing Extremists
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 24, 2009 - 2:58 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), David Dresser (review), Richard McIlnay (review), Doug Greer (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Apr 24, 2009 - 2:58 PM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dwight Rousu
4.0
 by Dwight Rousu - May. 1, 2009

The article pushes back against irrational outrage against the report.

Dwight posted this story.
See Full Review » (12 answers)
Doug Greer
5.0
 by Doug Greer - May. 1, 2009

You know, what we know for a fact is that immediately after the election, on November 5th and 6th, in fact, we saw the servers of at least two major white supremacist ... More »

See Full Review » (6 answers)
Randy Morrow
3.4
 by Randy Morrow - Apr. 25, 2009
See Full Review » (10 answers)
David Dresser
4.8
 by David Dresser - May. 1, 2009

This piece identifies exactly the nature of the Republican protests of late. Facts are not considered relevant. The gentleman from Ohio may have actually read the report but that is not detectable from his comment. His comment is meant to arouse the the least thoughtful of his base.

I depend on Democracy Now for open and true analysis of events of the day. This example shows why.

See Full Review » (7 answers)
Richard McIlnay
4.0
 by Richard McIlnay - Apr. 25, 2009

The interviewers go to an authority on the subject who has collected the facts and statistics. They let the interviewee tell the story.

Any criticism of the far right is considered by them an attack against God, mother and country. It is time they were questioned closelyon that attitude

See Full Review » (7 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.2

Good
from 5 reviews (50% confidence)
Quality
4.2
Facts
4.4
Fairness
4.6
Sourcing
3.5
Style
3.5
Context
3.5
Depth
3.6
Enterprise
3.5
Relevance
4.0
Popularity
4.2
Recommendation
4.4
Credibility
4.4
# Reviews
2.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »

Topics

World | U.S. | Racism | Terrorism
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!