The rise of the ultra-right in the US

8/1/1983 President Reagan talks with Newt Gingrich during a trip via Air Force One to Atlanta Georgia

11 a.m., February 2, 2025

Join us in person or online as we watch and discuss the documentary, The rise of the ultra-right in the US.

The tightening of abortion laws, the 2021 storming of the Capitol, a flare-up in racist violence: The US far-right has never been more powerful and visible than it is today – and that’s not just due to Donald Trump. The ultra-right has managed to gain a foothold at the very heart of US politics.

The triumph of the radical right is the outcome of a well-thought-out strategy set in motion more than 40 years ago by a conservative minority thirsty for power. And this group has pushed through its agenda under the nose of the world.

Written by Alice Cohen and Gilles Biasette, this film was a coproduction of Arte France, Radio Television Suisse, CBC Radio Canada, Al Jazeera, and posted in English by DW, Deutsche Welle, a public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget.

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