Spencer Sunshine

Spencer Sunshine is a long-time researcher of the far right. Follow him on Twitter: @transform6789.

Latest from Spencer Sunshine

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Trump Loyalists’ Breach of Capitol Is Likely to Embolden Far Right Street Forces

An escalation in aggressive actions seems likely, especially in the remaining two weeks of Trump’s term.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

January 7, 2021

News

Politics & Elections

2020 Was a Record Year for Far Right Violence in the US

There were a large number of far right killings and car attacks at Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

December 31, 2020

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Far Right Monitors Anxious About Lingering Possibility of Post-Election Violence

The election has unfolded relatively peacefully, but far right watchdogs do not believe we are out of the woods yet.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

November 8, 2020

News

Politics & Elections

Organizers Are Gearing Up to Resist Far Right Intimidation at Polls

Progressive groups are preparing for the possibility of pre- and post-election far right violence.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

October 26, 2020

News

Culture & Media

Facebook Has Begun Purging Accounts Tied to Anti-Fascist Groups

It remains to be seen whether this initial purge is the harbinger of larger things to come.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

August 21, 2020

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Trump’s Antifa Conspiracy Theory Attempts to Erase Powerful Black-Led Organizing

White supremacy cannot accept that Black Americans are capable of forming and leading their own liberation movements.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

June 5, 2020

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

The Long Arm of the American Nazi Party Reaches the 2020 Illinois Primary

The alt-right has created a new generation of racist activists.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

March 16, 2020

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

Far Right Groups Are Rallying Virginia Counties to Form Militias

One Virginia county has already said it will form an official county militia and create a sheriff’s posse.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

January 21, 2020

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Far Right Movements Suffered Big Losses in 2019. But They Are Far From Defeated.

As long as Trump remains in power, he will ensure a political climate for far-right groups to proliferate.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

January 1, 2020

Op-Ed

Racial Justice

Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks

These attacks are connected, and their common threads are not going away.

by: Spencer Sunshine,; Truthout

October 18, 2019