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Today’s R&D covers the alt-right, which drew attention last week when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted it for circulating rumors about her health. The alt-right is deemed as an alternative wing of mainstream conservatism and it flourishes on online news sites such as Infowars, the Drudge Report, and Breitbart. Critics deem it to be a source of white nationalism that is hostile to multiculturalism. Others argue that it is finding an appeal among voters who believe the government is broken and that mainstream conservatism become part of the problem in Washington.
The “alt-right” has been in the news a lot in recent days. Here’s what it is and who calls themselves members. https://t.co/hwtgmw5vEw
— NPR (@NPR) August 26, 2016
Breitbart loved Clinton’s speech on “alt-right” racism. “I’ll play it cool, but not that cool: It was a big moment” https://t.co/SSc86XQOFJ
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) August 29, 2016
Reviews are in for how Hillary Clinton handled “alt-right” in speech https://t.co/50U98bvtd9
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 28, 2016
Alt Right makes mark on US election https://t.co/zQNkkK1mNB
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 28, 2016
Control, alt-right, delete. https://t.co/Q1ie6pJMNe
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) August 28, 2016
Why Hillary’s alt-right speech was such a good sign for her chances in November: https://t.co/xl8BdrU9Qp pic.twitter.com/ytTV2QEEr6
— Slate (@Slate) August 28, 2016
The Alt-Right vs. Mainstream Conservatism https://t.co/SxWJXp1zkr
— The Weekly Standard (@weeklystandard) August 28, 2016
Clinton’s ‘alt-right’ speech offers moderate GOP voters an escape from the nightmare of Trumpism https://t.co/0T8KimOhk6
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) August 26, 2016
How Karl Rove’s 2012 Fox News humiliation unleashed Trump, Breitbart and the demons of the alt-right https://t.co/NJenfgihMA
— Salon (@Salon) August 27, 2016
Romney strategist on the “alt-right”: “It’s just rebranded racism. It’s like calling slaves ‘agrarian interns.'” https://t.co/lZOayz4vPu
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton is attacking the alt-right — what is it? https://t.co/CvWVrA7U8W via @GregJKrieg pic.twitter.com/LTOLjdvvGS
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 27, 2016