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Bill Moyers: Newt's Strange Obsession with Saul Alinsky

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company. February 5, 2012.

Bill Moyers explains what we need to know about community activist Saul Alinsky, and why Newt Gingrich might be so afraid of him.

The Dangerous Lies of Anti-Choice Extremists

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. June 4, 2009.

Every person who trots out vicious nonsense and misinformation about abortion played a part in the murder Dr. George Tiller.

The Tiller Murder Wasn't a Lone Killer's Sick Plot; It Came Out of the Radical Anti-Abortion Movement

Jill Filipovic, Comment Is Free. June 1, 2009.

The murder of Dr. George Tiller is a logical outcome of increasingly violent rhetoric from pundits like Bill O'Reilly and radical pro-life groups.

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. May 1, 2009.

Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.

Racists on the Ballot: Hard-Right Radicals Run in 2006

Alexander Zaitchik, SPLC Intelligence Report. October 20, 2006.

Across America, right-wing radicals are running for everything from national political office to a county mosquito control board.