The radical right caught fire last year, as broad-based populist anger at political, demographic and economic changes in America ignited an explosion of new extremist groups and activism across the nation
A little-noticed meeting last year in Georgia helped re-launch the antigovernment ‘Patriot’ movement
Antigovernment "Patriot" groups - militias and other extremist organizations that see the federal government as their enemy - came roaring back to life over the past year after more than a decade out of the limelight.
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Authorities near the East Texas town of Trinidad have been locked in a standoff with an antigovernment extremist and his family for almost 10 years, a stalemate that has raised the question of when it's worth risking bloodshed to enforce the law.
Famous standoffs between authorities and extremists have lasted up to 81 days. But in Texas, one man is going for a new record
In the wake of Barack Obama's election, murders and planned political violence continue to emanate from the radical right
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