Part 5: Out of the Shadows
The extreme fringe of the far right is growing more violent, and many of its beliefs have now entered the political mainstream.

In announcing the first national strategy to combat domestic terrorism, the Biden administration warned that domestic extremists now pose the most significant threat to the country. For many, however, this urgent warning was too long in coming. There have been clear signs for decades that far-right extremist beliefs were spreading and that right-wing extremist groups were growing more dangerous. What might have been done to stop the rising threat and growing violence?
The extreme fringe of the far right is growing more violent, and many of its beliefs have now entered the political mainstream.
After a white supremacist murders seven people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, congressional hearings are held on far-right violence.
The rise of the far right after the election of President Obama. The government buries a report about the threat of domestic terrorism.
In the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history, army veteran Timothy McVeigh bombs the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
The Order views the federal government as the enemy. Members are prosecuted, but their ideology continues to grow.
According to government officials, domestic terrorism by white supremacists is the nation's most urgent threat. EXTREMISM IN AMERICA, from Retro Report and The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative, shows how the spread of extremist beliefs and violence was downplayed for…
According to government officials, domestic terrorism by white supremacists is the nation's most urgent threat. EXTREMISM IN AMERICA, from Retro Report and The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative, shows how the spread of extremist beliefs and violence was downplayed for…
Retro Report uses the clear lens of history to bring a greater understanding of current events and to fight misinformation.
Twenty-seven years after the Oklahoma City bombing, the far-right extremist threat continues to grow and threatens national security ...

