Recently, “Hardball” host Chris Matthews took a hard look at the surge of of rightwing anger and anti-government fervor — a trend I’ve been documenting since the election of Barack Obama as president — in the MSNBC special report, “Rise of the New Right: A Hardball Documentary with Chris Matthews.” On June 16, I reported on the original cablecast of the documentary. For the next 6 days, I’ll feature a segment of the six-part series each day.
“Rise of the New Right” — Part 1: “Don’t Tread on Me”
The New Right is an emerging fact of life in 21st century America. A common cause is the mistrust of the elected government of the United States. (09:44)
Related video
Rise of the New Right: The Michigan Militia (June 11, 2010) — Members of the Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia explain who they are and why they chose to join the organization. (05:01)
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Related report on this site
Extremism Rises in America (June 16, 2010)
The growing fear among some citizens of losing their rights and freedoms has created a political backlash toward the U.S. government and manifested itself in violent rhetoric and anti-government groups who want to “take their country back.” Chris Matthews takes a hard look at the recent surge of anger on the political right in “Rise of the New Right: A Hardball Documentary with Chris Matthews” on MSNBC.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — July 7, 2009
Deadly Day for U.S. in Afghanistan
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Deadly day for U.S. troops (NBC Nightly News, July 6, 2009) — Four U.S. troops were killed in a roadside bomb attack on U.S. military trainers in northern Afghanistan; another two were killed in an attack in the south, and one died after a firefight in the eastern part of the country. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (00:23)
One-year retrospective: One year ago today, I reported that seven U.S. troops died in three attacks in Afghanistan, on the same day that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, issued new guidelines limiting the use of airstrikes against residential compounds and other locations likely to produce civilian casualties, alienating Afghan villagers and causing loss of support for the Afghan government and the international mission.
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