Help keep Salon independent

Topic: right-wing violence

Stop the steal and seek the truth and encourage action rally for president Trump at the State Capitol. (Photo by Michael Siluk/Getty Images)

"7 Mountains" fuels political violence

Art Jipson - The Conversation
Republican Presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on December 17, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

MAGA gears up for a new year of violence

Amanda Marcotte
An "Appeal to Heaven" flag is seen outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) office on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

Sam Alito is just the tip of the iceberg

Amanda Marcotte
Chaya Raichik speaking with attendees at the 2023 Young Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas (Flickr / Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 )

Adult MAGA rage endangers children

Amanda Marcotte
Advertisement:
Former president Donald Trump | Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The violence of MAGA "victimhood"

Chauncey DeVega
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mocking AOC is about defending Trump

Sophia Tesfaye
President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

"We will march to the Capitol building"

Sarah K. Burris - Raw Story
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push baseless claims of voter fraud during the presidential election, which Chris Krebs called the most secure in American history. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Hawley's history of picking extremists

David Edwards - Raw Story
Advertisement:
A protester dressed like the Statue of Liberty stands with a fist raised on the grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

America must avoid a collective amnesia

Heather Digby Parton
Capitol rioters | Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

There's no unity without accountability

Amanda Marcotte
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (Getty/Alex Wong)

Collins accidentally reveals a lot

Cody Fenwick - Alternet
A supporter of President Trump holds a sign and waves a flag at a Stop The Steal rally in front of the Georgia State Capitol Building on November 28th, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire)

Trump's coup spread beyond U.S. Capitol

Jon Skolnik
Advertisement:
(Getty/Justin Sullivan)

"Don't tread on me"

Travis Gettys - Raw Story
Barack Obama; Donald Trump (Getty/Scott Olson/AP/Evan Vucci)

Right-wing violence is on the rise in US

Matthew Rozsa
Gavin McInnes, founder of "Proud Boys" is surrounded by supporters after speaking at a rally, April 27, 2017. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Is Proud Boys violence "self-defense"?

Amanda Marcotte
Advertisement: