The Circle of History in Radical-Right Symbolism
The logo plays a crucial role in creating a brand identity for radical-right parties. Bearing in mind that gaining access to political power remains the focus of all political parties,…
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Amid COVID-19, Trump Attempts To Rewrite History
The far-right has always created “alt-histories” and used historical revisionism to protect their power. President Trump is no different. In 2017, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to US President Donald Trump, coined…
Anti-Asian Racism Amid COVID-19 Echoes US History Of Blaming Immigrants For Disease
President Trump, Republican lawmakers, and right-wing pundits’ blame of China for COVID-19 has resulted in a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes in America. The Center for Immigration Studies bills itself…
The Strange History of the Group Tied to Jersey City Murders
Perhaps the most bizarre thing about Black Hebrew Israelism is the way it mirrors, with only a change in color, the ideas of Christian Identity. Yet another apparent anti-Semitic multiple…
Women’s History Of Combatting The Radical Right
Throughout world history, women have not only been targets of the radical right, they have also been one of the leading forces combatting them. In July of 2019, Donald Trump…
The far right’s weaponisation of history
At the age of twelve, my classics class at the high school devoted an entire week to the ancient war between the Persian Empire and Athens. We were told that…
The Far Right Has a History of Infiltrating the British Army
The far right recognizes the value, both in training and in terms of access to arms and equipment, that active and former soldiers bring to its organizations. In early October…
Conference Report: “Right-Wing Extremism as a research object in Contemporary History”
On February 1st 2019 a workshop was organized by the Zentrum für zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF) (Centre for Contemporary History) in Potsdam, with Frank Bösch, Yves Müller, Dominik Rigoll, Sarah Schulz,…
The Under-Discussed Recent History Of The Radical Right Terrorism In Germany
The German terror group “National Socialist Underground“ is unprecedented – radical right terrorism is not A marathon trial in Germany has come to an end. On 11 July 2018, more…
From The Plantation To The Caravan: America’s History Of White Nationalism
The false anxiety that whiteness is under siege fueled the rise of Trump, but it isn’t new. You can trace white supremacist culture throughout American history. In the context of…