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Icon for www.nationalreview.comNational Review · Aug 16, 2017

On the Alt-Right and the ‘Alt-Left’

a question that a few on the right have taken up, along with the label. A quick thought. Obviously, “alt-left” is intended to suggest the existence of a faction on the left that mirrors the ...
BuzzFeed on MSN.com · 23d

"Trends That Can Lead To The Alt-Right Pipeline": This Woman Is Calling Out Ways The Far Right Targets Women And Girls

She points to blind items and celebrity gossip channels as another alt-right pipeline, saying, "While these just start as gossip and fun speculation about celebs, these channels are often harshly critical of women.
The Daily Dot · 8d

Social worker exposes dangerous alt-right rabbit holes for young women, including ‘tradwife content,’ ‘skinnytok,’ and ‘soft living’

Podcasts, message boards, and social media can grant people easy access to communities, but are also easily exploited by bad actors. The combination of misinformation and pressure to remain in one’s community can therefore lead people to change their beliefs rather than risk ostracization.
Phys.org on MSN.com · 26d

Study: People who identify as alt-right find security in the status quo

According to new research involving faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, people who identify as alt-right tend to be “system justifiers” who want to maintain the traditional status quo as an antidote to insecurity.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Aug 6, 2024

A Field Guide to the Flags of the Far Right

The Pine Tree flag, which dates to the Revolutionary War, has become a symbol of the far right. The Times had previously reported that an upside-down American flag had flown outside Alito’s ...
Icon for www.theatlantic.comThe Atlantic · Sep 30, 2020

Inside the Racist Right

That was just the beginning of the story. The result is a deeply reported journey through the underbelly of the alt-right, bringing viewers an unfiltered, clear-eyed look at a powerful extremist ...
Icon for www.pcmag.comPC Magazine · Feb 20, 2018

alt-right

(ALTernative-RIGHT) An ultra-conservative movement in the U.S. that is not in favor of globalization, immigration and cultural diversity. Also called the "New Right," white Christian males are its ...