Shadow Network: The Anne Nelson Interview - Part I
Gaslit Nation
Gaslit Nation
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🗓️ 4 May 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Gaslit Nation is excited to welcome Anne Nelson, an expert on American right-wing aspiring autocrats who has been warning about the conditions that led to our present national crisis for our entire adult lives! Yes, you should have listened to Anne Nelson’s warnings earlier but it’s never too late to start. In this crash course in America’s secret history, Nelson describes a radical right-wing takeover that was decades in the making. She explains the nefarious financial and political alliances that arose during the Reagan administration and still guide the US today, the rise of the religious right over the past five decades, “shadow network” think tanks like the Council for National Policy, and the infusion of dark money in politics. She also describes the ineffective response of the Democratic Party to Republican extremists, the January 6 attack on America, and what steps we can take to preserve our democracy.
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| 1:39.4 | This interview was recorded December 14, 2021. |
| 1:43.3 | Today we are joined by the wonderful Ann Nelson, author of the Must Read book, Shadow Network, |
| 1:51.5 | Media, Money and the Secret Hub of the Radical Rights. |
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