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in the 1970s and 1980s. Berlet was originally on the board of advisers of Public Information Research, founded by Daniel Brandt. Between 1990 and 1992, three members of Brandt's PIR advisory board, including Berlet, resigned over issues concerning another board member,
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criticized Berlet and other writers for what Wilcox says is their use of a technique he describes as "Links and Ties," which he says is a form of
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described it as an excellent account describing the outermost fringes of American conservatism. A review by Jerome Himmelstein in the journal
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material through electronic media, and the first to provide an online application kit for requesting information under the U.S.
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Right Woos Left: Populist Party, LaRouchite, and Other Neo-fascist Overtures To Progressives, And Why They Must Be Rejected
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criticized Berlet and other authors writing about the right-wing as lacking breadth and depth in their analysis. In
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said it was a "detailed historical examination" that "strikes an excellent balance between narrative and theory."
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wire, have appeared on book and magazine covers, album covers and posters, and have been published in
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Churchill, Robert H. "Beyond the Narrative of 1995 - Recent Examinations of the American Far Right."
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By Russ Bellant, Chip Berlet, & Dennis King, Political Research Associates, December 16, 1981
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investigator at the Better Government Association in Chicago, conducting research for an
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and his associates for a close working relationship with Republican textile magnate
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American Extremists: Militias, Supremacists, Klansmen, Communists & Others
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said that "it offers more than a scholarly treatise on the activities of the
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edited by Jeffrey Kaplan, Heléne Lööw, Rowman Altamira, Jan 1, 2002, p. 332
855:"A Green Perspective on Ralph Nader And Independent Political Action (from 532: 515: 445: 370: 350: 341:, which was later published as a book by William Martin. Berlet criticized 288: 245: 1053: 219:. He also became an active shop steward with the National Lawyers' Guild. 426: 342: 794: 1079: 1073: 228: 204: 179: 1048: 1021:
The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization
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The Cultic Milieu: Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization
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Searching for a Demon: The Media Construction of the Militia Movement
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Jason Berry (August 22, 1993). "Bridging chasms of race and hate".
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magazine, and in 1979, he helped to organize citizens' hearings on
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With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
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With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
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With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
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International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences
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surveillance practices. From then until 1982, he worked as a
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Conspiracy Panics: Political Rationality and Popular Culture
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Berlet's second book, co-authored with Matthew N. Lyons, is
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by the Chicago police (which became known as the "Chicago
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aimed at challenging the spread of white-supremacist and
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Chip Berlet on "The Becking of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords"
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Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort
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Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort
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Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories
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He was a founder member of the 1139: 811: 753: 642: 16:American political analyst (born 1949) 1010:edited by Jeffrey Kaplan, Heléne Lööw 946: 920: 636: 222:During the late 1970s, he became the 199:for three years, where he majored in 895:Grant Kester (February–March 1995), 485:Religious right in the United States 297:National Caucus of Labor Committees 254:Spanish Action Committee of Chicago 185:Campaign to Defend the Constitution 13: 1162:American investigative journalists 955:. New York Review Books. pp.  723: 360: 274:American Friends Service Committee 14: 1193: 1056:at Center for Millennial Studies. 1042: 623:, Prometheus Books, p. 295, 585:Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook 392:The Chronicle of Higher Education 217:National Student Educational Fund 994:Terrorism and Political Violence 754:Brandt, Daniel (December 1992). 138:. He also studies the spread of 102: 1026: 1013: 999: 986: 973: 921:Baker, Russell (May 17, 2001). 914: 888: 876:Berlet, Chip (March 27, 2007). 869: 846: 834: 805: 788: 775: 756:"An Incorrect Political Memoir" 747: 732: 717: 712:LaRouche Cult Continues to Grow 459: 282:Chicago Area Friends of Albania 1172:Critics of conspiracy theories 841:Right-Wing Populism in America 741:St. Petersburg Times (Florida) 705: 673: 659: 643:Berlet, Chip (July 11, 2009). 540: 507: 496: 242:American Civil Liberties Union 157:, was a vice-president of the 1: 1064:Political Research Associates 490: 301:Political Research Associates 190: 163:Center for Millennial Studies 148:Political Research Associates 37:Chip Berlet in Mexico in 2012 929:The New York Review of Books 581:Altschiller, Donald (2005). 416:The New York Review of Books 398: 213:National Student Association 171:Defending Dissent Foundation 7: 1182:University of Denver alumni 843:by Chip Berlet, pp. 338–344 547:Chermak, Steven M. (2002). 478: 436:Robert H. Churchill of the 335:Public Broadcasting Service 291:, Berlet has written about 10: 1198: 945:Reprinted as Chapter 9 in 313:Freedom of Information Act 177:", which was published in 1167:American photojournalists 1036:, SUNY Press 2008, p. 100 903:, Visual Studies Workshop 514:Berlet, C. (March 2014). 442:Who Watches the Watchmen? 79: 64: 42: 30: 23: 812:Martin, William (1996). 466:Chip Berlet bibliography 337:documentary mini-series 317:Midwestern United States 262:American Indian Movement 207:. A member of the 1960s 128:investigative journalist 70:investigative journalist 947:Baker, Russell (2002). 853:Hawkins, Howie (2000). 472:Clouds Blur the Rainbow 266:Socialist Workers Party 244:case, involving police 533:10.4471/rimcis.2014.29 438:University of Hartford 422:Contemporary Sociology 287:Along with journalist 258:National Lawyers Guild 159:National Lawyers Guild 693:on September 29, 2007 589:. ABC-CLIO. pp.  144:Oklahoma City bombing 553:. 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investigative journalist
photojournalist
/bɜːrˈl/
investigative journalist
photojournalist
extreme right-wing movements in the United States
conspiracy theories
Oklahoma City bombing
Political Research Associates
paralegal
National Lawyers Guild
Center for Millennial Studies
Boston University
Defending Dissent Foundation
Lyndon LaRouche
High Times
Campaign to Defend the Constitution
University of Denver
sociology
journalism
student left
National Student Association
National Student Educational Fund
Washington, D.C.
High Times
FBI
paralegal
American Civil Liberties Union
surveillance

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