Friday, 31 August 2018

Australia still has time to avoid the worst, says Alt-America author David Neiwert

Neiwert, who has reported on the American right for five decades, says it’s a mistake for the media to ignore rightwing movements

Habits built up over the course of a working life don’t just disappear on book tours.

Last week when David Neiwert, author of Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump, was in Melbourne for its writers festival he saw a rightwing rally taking place in Federation Square. Just as he has over decades reporting on the far right, Neiwert slipped into the midst of the anti-feminist March for Men to take its measure.

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