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Regardless of seditious conspiracy charges' outcome, right-wing groups like Proud Boys seek to build a white nation

  • Written by Matthew Valasik, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama
imageMembers of the Oath Keepers stand at the east front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

As the House Select Committee held its first public hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, far-right groups including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keeperswere a prominent topic of discussion.

At the same time, both of those...

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