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Far Right Extremists Hope to Incite New Civil War Amid Political Chaos of COVID
What happens this year will be a key turning point on the path from democracy to fascism.

1918 Flu Was Linked to a Rise in Nazi Support. Will This Pandemic Be Similar?
As with coronavirus, the 1918 pandemic led to a rise in xenophobia and budget cuts. Then it helped usher in Nazi rule.

Richard Spencer Is Trying to Stage a Comeback Using a Russian Payment Platform
Between the pandemic and election-year polarization, Spencer's "alt-right" could gain new footholds.

Far Right Group Behind Boston’s “Straight Pride” Also Organized “Reopen” Protest
The event, labeled “The Liberty Rally,” was organized by the far right organization Super Happy Fun America.

Emergency COVID-19 Laws May Become Permanent Features of the Security Landscape
Pandemic containment is giving states an excuse to extend modes of surveillance and control indefinitely.

Team Trump Won’t Let a Pandemic Get in the Way of Its Far Right Agenda
Thousands are dying but the administration is pushing regulatory rollbacks and new “emergency powers.”

Incarcerated Anti-Fascists Report Targeted Beatings by Guards
Avowed anti-fascist Eric King has been severely beaten, locked up in solitary and denied legal access.

The Long Arm of the American Nazi Party Reaches the 2020 Illinois Primary
The alt-right has created a new generation of racist activists.

The 2020 Election Is Fragmenting the “Alt-Right”
The GOP can’t count on the white nationalist vote, but they can count on the far right to continue to stoke violence.

Anti-Mask Bills Targeting Leftists Ignore the Real Perpetrators of Violence
The purpose of these measures is not to confront violence in the streets but to pander to the far right.