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A new book explores empowerment of the far-right in Shasta County, California

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"," investigates the empowerment of the far-right over the past few years, stoked by the former Trump presidency and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The book tells a parallel stories of two communities, Shasta County, California and Sequim, Washington, where toxic alliances of QAnoners, anti-vaxxers, Christian nationalists, militia supporters and other denizens of the far-right have worked to take control of the levers of power.

Author Sasha Abramsky joins the Exchange in an interview by JPR news reporter, Roman Battaglia.

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Roman Battaglia is a regional reporter for ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½. After graduating from Oregon State University, Roman came to JPR as part of the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism in 2019. He then joined Delaware Public Media as a Report For America fellow before returning to the JPR newsroom.