Armed and Dangerous




On the Media show

Summary: <p>Armed right-wingers are stoking violence in cities across the country. On this week’s On the Media, a look at the origins of the American militia movement. Plus, as things heat up, Facebook is fanning the flames. And, in the face of an incendiary headline from the <em>Kenosha News</em>, a digital editor resigns.</p> <p>1. John Temple [<a href="https://twitter.com/johntemplebooks?lang=en">@johntemplebooks</a>], author of <em>Up in Arms: How the Bundy Family Hijacked Public Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America’s Patriot Movement</em>, on the evolution of right-wing militias in the United States. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-militias-learned-stop-worrying-about-authoritarianism-and-love-trump">Listen.</a></p> <p>2. Julia Carrie Wong [<a href="https://twitter.com/juliacarriew?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@juliacarriew</a>], senior technology reporter for The Guardian, on how Facebook is creating the conditions for violence on the streets. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/facebook-has-militia-problem">Listen.</a></p> <p>3. Daniel Thompson [<a href="https://twitter.com/olfashionednews?lang=en">@olfashionednews</a>], former digital editor for the <em>Kenosha News</em>, on his decision to resign over an editorial stand-off. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/if-it-inflames-must-it-lead">Listen.</a></p>