This Week in Extremism: Rising Antisemitism and the Intellectual Dark Web
This Week in Extremism: Rising Antisemitism and the Intellectual Dark Web
A conversation with Tal Lavin about rising antisemitism weaponized by the far right, and a bonus conversation with Daniel Harper from the I Don't Speak German Podcast about the Intellectual Dark Web.
This Week in Extremism: A conversation with Tal Lavin about how the increasing incidents of antisemitism are weaponized by the far right. Join the discussion today at 10:00am EDT (9:00am CDT / 7:00am PDT).
This Week in Extremism Bonus Space: A conversation with Daniel Harper from the I Don't Speak German Podcast about the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). Join the discussion today at 2:00pm EDT (1:00pm CDT / 11:00am PDT).
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This Week in Extremism Recommended Reading:
Antisemitism:
Kanye West's antisemitic rants are the tip of a much longer spear [Insider]
Congrats, you canceled Kanye. Call me when White guys get in trouble. [The Washington Post]
The organizations that have dropped Ye after antisemitic remarks [Axios]
Holocaust Museum LA invited Kanye West to a private tour. Now it’s target of antisemitic attacks [Los Angeles Times]
White Supremacists Embrace Ye: ‘Kanye Is Right About the Jews’ [Vice]
Trump’s long history of trafficking in antisemitic tropes [The Washington Post]
White Supremacist Group Hangs Antisemitic, Pro-Kanye Banner Over L.A. Highway [Daily Beast]
Tempe mayor speaks out against antisemitic flyers distributed in neighborhood [Arizona Republic]
Intellectual Dark Web:
The “Intellectual Dark Web,” explained: what Jordan Peterson has in common with the alt-right [Vox]
The ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ – the supposed thinking wing of the alt-right [The Guardian]
The Cult of “Wrongthink”: How a Generation of Pundits Ruined “Debate” [The Ringer]
Study Shows How the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ Is a Gateway to the Far Right [Rolling Stone]
How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned ‘Groomer’ Panic [Daily Beast]
Why Should We Care About Faux Free-Speech Warriors? Because the Koch Brothers Are Paying Their Bills. [The American Prospect]
Steven Pinker and Jordan Peterson: the missing link between neoliberalism and the radical right [openDemocracy]
How the far right co-opted science — and why scientists need to come out to counter them [Salon]
