Inside Story Americas: Is the Radical Right on the Rise in the US?

August 08, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Another mass shooting in the US, this time at a Sikh temple, and the alleged perpetrator has links to the white supremacist movement. The latest incident has reignited fears about right-wing extremism. Civil rights groups and the authorities report a rise in the radical right and that extremists have been joining the US military. What should Americans be asking after the second case in as many weeks? Al Jazeera English's Inside Story America discusses with help from guests Vijay Prashad, Sonny Singh, and Arsalan Iftikhar.

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White supremacy

White supremacy is the belief of, and/or promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds. The term is also used to describe a political ideology that perpetuates and maintains the social, political, historical and/or industrial dom... Explore this topic

Far-right politics in the United States

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Far-right politics

The far-right refers to the highest degree of rightism in right-wing politics. Far right politics involves support of strong or complete social hierarchy in society, and supports supremacy of certain individuals or groups deemed to be innately superior or preferable who are to... Explore this topic

2012 Oak Creek shooting

On August 5, 2012, a mass shooting took place at a Sikh temple located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A lone gunman opened fire, killing six people and wounding at least three others. He engaged responding police officers and was killed. Explore this topic

White power skinhead

White power skinheads are a white supremacist and antisemitic offshoot of the skinhead subculture. Many of them are affiliated with white nationalist organizations. The original skinhead subculture started in the late 1960s, and had heavy British mod and Jamaican rude boy infl... Explore this topic

Radical Right

Especially historically in United States politics, the radical right is a political preference that leans toward extreme conservatism and anti-socialism. The term was first used by social scientists in the 1950s regarding small groups such as the John Birch Society in the Unit... Explore this topic

Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. In 2013-2014, he will be the Edward Said Chair at the American University of Beirut. Prashad is the author of fi... Explore this topic

Arsalan Iftikhar

Arsalan Iftikhar is an American international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era. Arsalan is the founder of www.TheMuslimGuy.com and also a regular weekly commentator for the National Publ... Explore this topic

Shooting

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