Charlottesville’s Web

On this week’s episode, Ryan, Regina, Otieno and Jon discuss the aftermath of the violent protest which took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. Topics include whether or not attendees should be outed as Nazis, how Steve Bannon weaponized online trolls, a comparison to how the media portrays the Black Lives Matter movement and members of the Alt-Right, and what we can do to confront the growing number of hate groups. References: An NPR interview with Joshua Green, author of “Devil’s Bargain” A breakdown of the violence in Charlottesville (TW, graphic images) A twitter user is outing Nazis   Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times This week’s featured track is “Quarrel” by Moses Sumney

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