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How Anti-Government Groups Moved from the Left to the Right – CNN
The history of ?movements against the U.S. government has deep roots on both the left and the right. Rachel Kleinfeld of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has covered the history of anti-government movements around the world. Kleinfeld joins Reality … Continue reading
The Proud Boys, explained: From Rituals to 1/6 – CNN
The Proud Boys started as a right-wing fight club. Now many of its members have been charged in the January 6th attack on the Capitol. CNN’s Elle Reeve, who has covered the Proud Boys from their earliest days, discusses the … Continue reading
Baptist leader speaks out: ‘Christian nationalism is not Christianity’ – CNN
The United States is seeing the rise of Christian nationalism and how it’s deeply impacting today’s political climate, especially with the far-right. Amanda Tyler, the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the lead organizer of … Continue reading
Michael Flynn’s testimony a ‘shocking moment,’ journalist says – CNN
Michael Flynn, a retired general and former national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, has emerged as a leader for the far-right movement. The Associated Press’ Michelle Smith joins Reality Check’s John Avlon to discuss how Christian nationalism and … Continue reading
How this quote from Abraham Lincoln relates to Trump’s base – Reality Check
CNN’s John Avlon explains how a quote from President Abraham Lincoln, made during a time when America was bitterly divided, applies to President Trump’s attacks on the US presidential election.
CNN – Lincoln Divided We Stand
LINCOLN: DIVIDED WE STAND is a six-part CNN Original Series that takes a holistic approach to the remarkable and unexpected story of Abraham Lincoln by delving into his complicated inner world, seamlessly interweaving his tragic personal life with his history making … Continue reading
Lincoln and the Fight for Peace – The Late Show with Colbert
John Avlon, CNN senior political analyst and author of the new book, “Lincoln and the Fight for Peace,” tells Stephen he fears that the Russian leader’s move to take parts of Ukraine amounts to a test case for future land-grabs … Continue reading
John Avlon on Lincoln – Real Time with Bill Maher
John Avlon joins the panelist on Real Time with Bill Maher and discuss some aspects of his new book Lincoln and the Fight for Peace
Lincoln and the Fight For Peace – with John Dickerson
Lincoln and the Fight For Peace reveals how Lincoln’s character informed his commitment to unconditional surrender followed by a magnanimous peace.
A Conversation with John Avlon – Carnegie Endowment
Only one president in American history has had to rebuild a divided nation. In the weeks before his death, Abraham Lincoln crafted plans to knit together the sinews of a country at war with itself. While a bullet and an … Continue reading
Online at the Reagan Library with John Avlon
Join us as we go in-depth into Journalist and Political Commentator John Avlon’s latest book, “Lincoln and the Fight for Peace”! Lincoln and the Fight for Peace is a groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln’s plan to secure a just … Continue reading
Five Items Found in Lincoln’s Wallet the Night He Died – History in Five
On the night he died, 8 articles were discovered inside a compartment in Abraham Lincoln’s wallet. John Avlon explains how these treasured clippings speak to Lincoln’s state of mind at the end of the war, and his hopes for how … Continue reading
Lessons from Abraham Lincoln’s Fight for Peace – History in Five
The power of Lincoln’s personal example in the closing days of the Civil War offers a portrait of a peacemaker. While his assassination sent the country careening off course, Lincoln’s vision would be vindicated long after his death, inspiring future … Continue reading
Meet the Man Running Against Hungary’s Autocratic Leader – CNN
Péter Márki-Zay is the 49 year old small-town mayor and father of seven running against Putin-allied, Tucker Carlson-endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. On the latest Reality Check, Márki-Zay tells CNN’s John Avlon why the upcoming April election matters to … Continue reading
Americans Are Not That Divided – CNN
CNN’s John Avlon refutes the idea America is split 50/50 on most major issues. He says we are more like 70/30.
How Dangerous Talk of a “Second Civil War” is Different Today – CNN
How dangerous talk of a “second civil war” is different today? Is a “second civil war” possible? On the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon,” historian Professor Edna Greene Medford and CNN’s Elle Reeve talk about the American history of … Continue reading
What happens when your opponents call themselves Nazis? – Reality Check
CNN’s John Avlon explains the connection between some who were arrested during the Capitol attack on January 6, and their ties to Nazi and white supremacy groups.
How White Nationalists Lure New Recruits – CNN
Can empathy help confront hate? In the latest “Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat,” Avlon discusses if empathy can break through, and how White nationalists are luring new recruits through memes and an image makeover with CNN’s Sara Sidner … Continue reading