How The Alt-Right Went Mainstream

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 1, 2017

Journalist and author David Neiwert joins us to discuss his latest book Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. As an investigative reporter, David Neiwert has been tracking extremist figures like Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones for years. He details the how the far-right movement has grown since the 1990s, and why it has become so visible following President Trump’s election.

David Neiwert will appear in conversation with Joe Conason at the Strand bookstore (828 Broadway & 12th St.) on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.

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