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Waco Is Now a Pilgrimage Site for the Patriot Movement
By Kevin Cook
Teen Detained in Singapore for Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack
By Sing Yee Ong / Bloomberg
Extremists Raise $6 Million On Crowdfunding Sites
By Vera Bergengruen
Christian Nationalism's Popularity Should Be a Wake Up Call
By Jared Yates Sexton
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The Digital Trail of New Mexico Political Shooting Suspect
“Us true American Nationalists will prevail, because you will have to kill us to stop us.”
By Vera Bergengruen
January 18, 2023
Brazil Attack Shows Trump's Jan. 6 Blueprint
Bolsonaro emulated Trump for years, including in defeat.
By Philip Elliott
January 9, 2023
Why a Group of Christians Is Fighting the Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism
This is “a high-tide moment for Christian nationalism in our time," says Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
By Vera Bergengruen
December 30, 2022
Amid Antisemitism, Hanukkah Celebrations Carry New Weight
In a year when antisemitism made headlines, American Jews are approaching a public celebration of faith with both fear and defiance
By Anisha Kohli
December 18, 2022
Germany's QAnon-Inspired Plot Shows How Coup Conspiracies Are Going Global
The movement mirrors the one that led hundreds of Americans to storm the U.S. Capitol.
By Vera Bergengruen
December 9, 2022
The Oath Keepers' Leader Was Just Convicted. The Far Right Will Keep Thriving
The conviction won't dampen an anti-government movement that has moved on from the Oath Keepers
By Vera Bergengruen
November 30, 2022
Unease on Campaign Trail After Pelosi Attack
After shocking events like the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband, the security bubble often tightens for candidates and even campaign staff.
By Philip Elliott
November 1, 2022
Prominent GOP Figures Mock Paul Pelosi Attack
The mean-spirited digs helped spread debunked claims about the attack, as Nancy Pelosi's husband remained hospitalized with a skull fracture.
By Brian Bennett
October 31, 2022
What Would Trump be Like Back on Twitter?
Should Elon Musk allow him back on Twitter, Trump would regain a platform that he previously used to lie, bully, and incite violence.
By Brian Bennett
October 28, 2022
Analysts Warn Violent Rhetoric After FBI Mar-a-Lago Search Is a Preview of What's to Come
The surge in violent rhetoric drew concerns that it could inspire attacks on law enforcement, as analysts noted a wave of threats.
By Vera Bergengruen
August 11, 2022
How Jan. 6 Emboldened Extremist Groups
Emboldened, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have regrouped at the local level and are preparing for a broader fight
By W.J. Hennigan and Vera Bergengruen
July 11, 2022
'There's No Such Thing As a Lone Wolf.' The Online Movement That Spawned the Buffalo Shooting
The gunman accused of murdering 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket seemed to fit a familiar pattern. Isolated and bored during the pandemic, he had become increasingly radicalized by consuming white-supremacist content online. He had...
By Vera Bergengruen
May 16, 2022
For India's Muslims, Eid al-Fitr Brings Little to Celebrate
Hindu mob violence and state persecution have left India's Muslims more fearful than ever of their place in the country
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
May 3, 2022
The Kashmir Files
Marks India’s Descent Into Darkness
Released in theaters in March, the film is stirring up vicious Hindu bigotry and making Muslims even more fearful
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
March 30, 2022
Sialkot Lynching: Pakistan, India and the Trap of Extremism
A horrific killing poses a stark warning to both nations about the cyclical dangers of stoking religious hate
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
December 8, 2021
Is India Headed for an Anti-Muslim Genocide?
To keep winning elections, India's ruling BJP needs to keep polarizing voters—and Muslims are paying a terrible price
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
October 4, 2021
The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Political Movement in Revolutionary America
The Brethren did not begin as a tory uprising. Ironically, its members—a group of eastern North Carolina yeomen—believed themselves to be responding to a tyrannical conspiracy against Protestant liberty, and in resistance against forced military...
By Brendan McConville
September 28, 2021
Steve Buscemi: Everyone Said ‘Never Forget’ 9/11. Some Have No Choice
Actor and former firefighter Steve Buscemi discusses the enduring physical and mental toll of 9/11 on first responders 20 years later
By Steve Buscemi
September 9, 2021
A Veteran's Journey From Army to Storming the Capitol
The crackle of handheld radios broke the morning stillness. Sound carries in the country, and on the rural outskirts of Arab, Ala., curious neighbors stepped onto their porches, craning their necks to see what was...
By Vera Bergengruen/Arab, Ala. and W.J. Hennigan/Washington
July 9, 2021
Why Holocaust Remembrance Day Matters More Than Ever
TIME reached out to USC Professor Steve Ross to understand where the insurrection fits in the history of anti-Semitism in the U.S.
By Olivia B. Waxman
January 25, 2021
How Ashli Babbitt Is Being Turned Into a Far-Right Recruiting Tool
This was Ashli Babbitt’s crowd. “We are walking to the Capitol in a mob. There’s an estimated over three million people here today,” the 35-year-old Californian announced to the viewers watching her video stream, narrating...
By Vera Bergengruen
January 10, 2021
How a White-Supremacist Militia Uses Facebook to Grow
The snow had just melted on the streets of Kyiv when Shawn Fuller, a U.S. Navy veteran, arrived in the early spring of 2018, his roller suitcase clattering over the pavestones of the Ukrainian capital....
By SIMON SHUSTER/KYIV, UKRAINE and BILLY PERRIGO/LONDON
January 7, 2021
The Dangerous Quest to Understand the Minds of Extremists
What might cause someone to fight, die—or kill—for their beliefs?
By Emily Feldman and Malia Politzer
September 2, 2020
How Many Mass Shootings Will It Take for Germany to Confront Its Far-Right Problem?
Even after the Hanau massacre, it’s hard to see much evidence of Germany waking up to the deeper threat of white supremacism and racist violence
By Can Dündar
February 25, 2020
This Researcher Juggled Five Different Identities to Go Undercover With Far-Right and Islamist Extremists. Here's What She Found
Wearing a blond wig and walking through the streets of central Vienna in October 2017, Julia Ebner reminded herself of her new identity: Jennifer Mayer, an Austrian philosophy student currently studying abroad in London. It...
By Madeline Roache
February 18, 2020
After Christchurch, Here's How We Can End Hate Speech and Islamophobia
Racists and bigots believe that diverse societies don’t work. Frustrated that their howling at the moon wasn’t enough, they’re now picking up weapons in an attempt to prove themselves right. We can’t keep expressing shock...
By Osama Bhutta
March 22, 2019
Where We Go Wrong in Comparing White Supremacy With ISIS
Throughout my career as an academic and author in international relations, I have been instinctively averse to discuss my personal identity in my analysis. Today is an exception, because it's an unusual time to be...
By H.A. Hellyer
March 21, 2019
'We Fear Further Violence.' Far-Right Terrorism Is Growing in the U.K.
According to a new report
By Kate Samuelson
March 1, 2018
The Lingering Legacy of American Nazis
A half-century ago, a self-styled American Nazi leader was killed. But the impact of the ideas he and his followers espoused continues
By Lily Rothman
August 25, 2017
The Story Behind Indonesia’s First Female Suicide Bomber
ISIS suicide bomber Dian Yulia Novi speaks with TIME about her foiled plot to bomb Jakarta's presidential palace
By Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, Semarang and Solo
March 3, 2017
Michigan Cop Suspended for Flying Confederate Flag at Trump Protest
The officer is currently suspended and under investigation
By Maya Rhodan
November 14, 2016
Trump Courts Fury With Stephen Bannon Hire
The Anti-Defamation League, Democrats weigh in on Breitbart exec's appointment
By Maya Rhodan
November 14, 2016
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo Two Years On
When President Widodo was inaugurated on Oct. 20 2014, there was widespread hope that his "can-do" approach would translate into bold decision making and wide-ranging reforms. Two years on, experts believe his reforms have not gone far enough
By Jonathan Emont / Jakarta
October 19, 2016
French Policeman Stabbed Arresting Terrorism Suspects
According to France's Interior Minister, the suspects "had been radicalized" and were "preparing an imminent, violent act"
By TIME Staff
September 8, 2016
Al-Nusra Front Leader Dies in Air Strike in Syria
Abu Firas was one of at least 20 militants killed
By Nash Jenkins
April 3, 2016
Indonesia Terrorist Group Resurging: Experts
The group is seen as a greater threat than ISIS
By Nash Jenkins
February 15, 2016
Google U.K. to Divert 'Extremist' Searches
A pilot initiative is aimed at stopping people coming under the influence of extremist groups online
By Simon Lewis
February 2, 2016
Texas Plumber Sues After Spotting His Truck on a Syrian Battlefield
The plumber says he was harassed and received death threats when his truck appeared in extremist propaganda
By Maya Rhodan
December 14, 2015
Two Australians Arrested on Terror Charges
The plot targeted Australian civilians and government facilities
By Nash Jenkins
December 9, 2015
Muslims Speak Out Against Terrorist Attacks in Paris
'Terrorism has no religion'
By Nash Jenkins
November 14, 2015
Nigerian Forces Kill 150 Boko Haram Militants
The Nigerian military has pledged to defeat the Islamist extremist group
By Nash Jenkins
October 22, 2015
Philippine Islamists Release Video of Foreign Hostages
The hostages were abducted by Islamist extremists from a resort on Sept. 21
By Nash Jenkins
October 14, 2015
U.K. Muslims Start Anti-ISIS Magazine
The goal of Haqiqah is "to expose the reality behind ISIS"
By Joanna Plucinska
October 8, 2015
A Taliban Attack on an Afghan Prison Has Freed Hundreds of Militants
Most of the escapees were Taliban operatives
By Nash Jenkins
September 14, 2015
New Nigerian President Pledges to 'Destroy' Boko Haram
The Jihadist group pledged allegiance to ISIS earlier this year
By Alissa Greenberg
June 4, 2015
ISIS Uses Social Media to Lure British Muslim Girls
"The promise of an Islamist utopia" entices young girls to join global jihad
By Sabrina Toppa
February 24, 2015
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