Domestic Terrorism and the Aftermath of War
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About the Episode
2020 marked the most significant increase in US domestic terrorism in a quarter-century, data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies reveals. The University of Chicago’s Kathleen Belew and Robert Pape join Deep Dish to explain the trends they believe are driving the uptick and the role war and conflict play in shaping these groups.
Reading List
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The Capitol Rioters Aren’t Like Other Extremists, The Atlantic, by Robert Pape
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What an Analysis of 377 Americans Arrested or Charged in the Capitol Insurrection Tells Us, Washington Post, by Robert Pape
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Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America by Kathleen Belew
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The Right Way to Understand White Nationalist Terrorism, New York Times, by Kathleen Belew
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