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MSNBC: How the pro-Trump mob fits in the U.S. history of lynching, Video: Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew in conversation with Joy Reid on the historical context for pro-Trump violence

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WBEZ: Far-Right Extremists Planned To Storm Capitol Hill For Weeks Online, Assist. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses the white power movement and the riot on Capitol Hill

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NPR: What Groups Were Involved In Pro-Trump Insurrection? Audio: Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew in conversation on QAnon, Proud Boys, and the ideological currents behind the violence on Capitol Hill

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WIRED: What Will Happen to the Far Right After Trump? Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses white supremacist movements and conspiracy theories after the election

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The Hill - 'Stolen election' rhetoric: more dangerous than you might think, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses the danger of Pres. Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power

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MPRNews: Accused Bloomington mosque bomber's trial begins on hate crime, explosives charges, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew comments on white supremacist ideology and Islamaphobia

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Chicago Tribune - Exposing the ‘disguise’: UChicago historian Kathleen Belew spotlights the rising white power movement

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Esquire: An Expert on Right-Wing Extremist Groups Warns 'The Threat Is Escalating,' In Q&A Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses white supremacist movements and militias

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Washington Post: The plot against Whitmer won't be the last white supremacist threat, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew pens op-ed on plot to kidnap Michigan governor