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 »

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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.