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American far-right groups are poised to get even more extreme in their beliefs and actions, raising the possibility of continued violence in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid, co-authors of the recent book “Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White.”
The sociologist and criminologist explain what’s happening inside groups like the Proud Boys as the nation’s citizenry and police continue to address the threat of right-wing political violence. The scholars “expect that extremists will come to see the events of Jan. 6 as just the opening skirmish in a modern civil war.”
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Jeff Inglis
Politics + Society Editor
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The U.S. Capitol remains on lockdown, defended by the National Guard.
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Matthew Valasik, Louisiana State University ; Shannon Reid, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Arts + Culture
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Aaron Hertzmann, University of Washington
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Politics + Society
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Tharaphi Than, Northern Illinois University
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Nancy Martorano Miller, University of Dayton; Domingo Morel, Rutgers University - Newark ; Frank J. Gonzalez, University of Arizona; Richard L. Hasen, University of California, Irvine; Thessalia Merivaki, Mississippi State University
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Juliet S. Sorensen, Northwestern University; Alexandra Tarzikhan, Northwestern University; Meredith Heim, Northwestern University
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Science + Technology
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Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College
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Tracy K.P. Gregg, University at Buffalo
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Health
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Lisa Hardy, Northern Arizona University; Kerry F. Thompson, Northern Arizona University; Meghan Curry O’Connell, University of South Dakota
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Education
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Kevin Fosnacht, Indiana University; Shannon M. Calderone, Washington State University
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Ethics + Religion
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Nicole S. Maskiell, University of South Carolina
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Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; Christopher S. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles; Ho-Yin Mak, University of Oxford
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Austin Kocher, Syracuse University
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Laken Brooks, University of Florida
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