Understanding & Challenging
Right-Wing Populism

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• What is Populism?
• What is Right-Wing Populism?
• TeaBaggers, Townhallers, and Healthcare Reform

Why do We Need to Challenge Right-Wing Populism?

• Why are Youth Targets of Right-Wing Populist Recruitment?
• Who is Paying a Price During this Right-Wing Populist Backlash?
  • Immigrants & Immigrant Rights Activists
  • People of Color & Racial Justice Activists
  • Muslims, Arabs & Human Rights Activists
  • Jews & Jewish Institutions
  • The LGBTQ Communities & Gay Rights Activists
  • Reproductive Justice Activists
  • Civil Rights Activists
  • Peace & Antiwar Activists
  • Environmental Justice Activists
  • Economic Justice and Labor Rights Activists

How Should We Respond to Right-Wing Populism?

• Overview: Responding to Right-Wing Populism
• Why Trivializing Right-Wing Populism Backfires
• Why Demonization and Dismissive Labels Don't Work
• Why "Extremism" is a Counterproductive Term
• Why to use Respectful Resistance & the 3 R's of Progressive Organizing

How does Right-Wing Populism Work?

• The Producerist Narrative in Right-Wing Populism (Overview Chart)
• Detailed Explanation of the Producerist Narrative in Right-Wing Populism
• Explaining the "Producerist" Narrative in Right-Wing Populism (chart)
• Where Does Right-Wing Populism Fit in the Political Scene? (slide show)
• How Does Right-Wing Populist Producerism Facilitate Scapegoating?
• What are the Main Sectors of the Political Right in the US?

Right-Wing Populist Movements in the U.S.

Tea Bag & Town Hall Protestors

• Elite Framing, Corporate Astroturfing & Grassroots Movements

Economic Libertarians

• Public Healthcare = Socialism = Fascism
  • Hayek
  • von Mises
• Ron Paul, Racism, and Conspiracy Theories
• Astroturfing
• Corporate Propaganda

Patriot and Armed Militia Movements

• What is the Patriot Movement?
• What is the Armed Citizens Militia Movement?
• Who are the Consitutionalists, Freeman, Sovereign Citizens, etc.?

Christian Dominionism

• What is Christian Theocracy and Dominionism?
• What is Apocalyptic Aggression?
• What is Christian Reconstruction?
• What is the Army of God?
• What is Christian Identity?

Nebulous Conspiracy Theorists

• Hucksterism and Conspiracism
• Power Structure Research v. Conspiracism
• Conspiracism & Antisemitism
• Conspiracism & Islamophobia