#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback)

#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback)

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics September 26, 2025 Duration: 1:20:44

Original Air Date: 11/15/2022

Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, into the Civil Rights era, the Militia Movement and domestic terrorism, and now to our current once-again-radicalized, right-wing movement willing to use and tacitly condone violence as a political tactic.

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Ch. 1: Capitol Attack Wasn't the 1st Violent Incident in Congress - Inside Edition - Air Date 1-20-22

Ch. 2: A history of US political violence Part 1 - Americast - Air Date 11-2-22

Ch. 3: Storm of White Right Wing Violence Isn't Coming... It's Here Featuring Luke Mogelson Part 1 - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 9-15-22

Ch. 4: Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History - System Check - Air Date 1-8-21

Ch. 5: Today's Republicans were made in the 1990s - Part 1 - The Gray Area with Sean Illing - Air Date 11-7-22

Ch. 6: Storm of White Right Wing Violence Isn't Coming... It's Here Featuring Luke Mogelson Part 2 - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 9-15-22

Ch. 7: Pelosi Attack Leads to Conspiracies, Obama Crushes GOP - The David Pakman Show - Air Date 10-31-22

Ch. 8: A history of US political violence Part 2 - Americast - Air Date 11-2-22

Ch. 9: Political Violence - In the Thick - Air Date 11-4-22

Ch 10. Today's Republicans were made in the 1990s - Part 2 - The Gray Area with Sean Illing - Air Date 11-7-22


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