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Off the Edge: An Interview with Kelly Weill
Shane Burley interviewed Kelly Weill on her new book, Off the Edge, fringe conspiracism, and the erosion of consensus reality.
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The Capitol Rioters and Punitive State Power
Shane Burley reflects on the Capitol insurrection and the federal investigation’s reliance on the public.
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Liberation Itself Is Sacred
The latest round of Israeli strikes on Gaza are cause for reflection on Jewishness and nationalism, writes Shane Burley. How have evangelical Zionists and the Western and Israeli far right hijacked narratives of Jewish identity and warped their universal, liberatory message?
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Andy Ngo’s Unmasked: The Next Phase of the Grift
Shane Burley has a glowing review of Andy Ngo’s new book, in which Ngo’s overheated accusations attain an impressive degree of incoherence.
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The Capitol Was Stormed Long Ago
Shane Burley writes with an analysis of the long-brewing forces on the far right that led to the Capitol incursion, exploring how the event indicates a potential for continued violence.
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Blood Red Lines: An Interview with Brendan O’Connor
Brendan O’Connor: I came to writing about the far right during the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in 2016. I was working at Gawker at the time, and there were already people covering the story, so I had to look around for other angles in because I really felt like there’s something very strange…
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In Defense of Looting: An Interview with Vicky Osterweil
Shane Burley interviews Vicky Osterweil about her book, which examines the concept of looting and how it takes back power by shifting the context of spaces, material wealth, and community. What does looting mean in an uprising like we’re experiencing, and why has her defense caused such a panic?
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Why Charlottesville?
by Shane Burley. White polos, pressed khakis, tiki torches, and chants of “you will not replace us” serve as shorthand for a trauma now seared into our memories. The largest openly neo-Nazi gathering in years, the Unite the Right rally that marred Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12th, 2017, is now a defining symbol of the…
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Tradition and Resistance: Reclaiming Neofolk for Antifascism
by Shane Burley. Nøkken And The Grim embody just about every feature of a dark music subculture that makes many uncomfortable. Paganism, romanticism, anti-modernity, deep ecology—a miasma of radical expressions that tend to hew either leftist or very, very far to the right. This is why so many have written off the neofolk genre entirely…
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Black Metal For The Oppressed
by Shane Burley. Antifascist metal is the most dangerous kind there is, because it holds the revolutionary potential to enact actual change, to challenge oppressive structures and systems of power, and to provide marginalized people with the support and space they need to become more involved with a scene that desperately needs their perspectives.
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