The Age of Insurrection

The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy

By: David Neiwert

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

From a smattering of ominous right-wing compounds in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s, to the shocking January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, America has seen the culmination of a long-building war on democracy being waged by a fundamentally violent and antidemocratic far-right movement that unironically calls itself the "Patriot" movement.

So how did we get here? Award-winning journalist David Neiwert—who has been following the rise of these extremist groups since the late 1970s, when he was a young reporter in Idaho—explores how the movement was built over decades, how it was set aflame by Donald Trump and his cohorts, and how it will continue to attack American democracy for the foreseeable future. Neiwert especially studies how the Pacific Northwest has long been a breeding ground of extremist violence, from the time when neo-nazis migrated to the area from southern California in the 1970s, through the great battles in Portland and Seattle and neighboring towns over the last decade.

Laying out how these groups organize their terroristic violence and attacks on democratic institutions at every level—including local, state, and federal targets—Neiwert details what their strategies and plans look like for the foreseeable future.

©2022 David Neiwert (P)2023 Tantor

“Only a fool would disbelieve them”

Neiwert has watched it all for many years. He knows what he’s talking about. Listen!

Even if we aren’t at war, they are.

An important and urgent work. Anyone who wants to know more about the coalescence of malign right wing elements of the population with the core platform of the GOP should listen. The party is already on chaos, it’s important to know who will be working hardest to claims its mantle until a more formal and productive realignment of the conservative elements of the electorate.