**At this critical time with the U.S. midterm elections this week, I hope you'll catch my livestream show with scholar Anne Nelson.
Nelson is the author of the groundbreaking book, “Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right.”
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For 40 years, the Council for National Policy, the CNP, has functioned as the secret hub of the radical right, Nelson says.
"Its moralists have little regard for the rights of minorities; its financiers lack concern for social welfare; and its strategists have no respect for majority rule. If it is fully realized, their combination of theocracy and plutocracy could result in a dystopia for those who fall outside their circle."
"Anne Nelson’s work on middle America in “Shadows Network” reveals a political trend that threatens both our form of government and our species,” says Timothy Snyder, author of “On Tyranny.”
Here are some of the questions I ask her:
-What is the radical Christian right?
-What is the history of the CNP and groups under this umbrella organization?
-Who are some key players and their connections to Donald Trump?
-Has their influence grown since your book was published in 2019? What will be their impact on the midterm elections and election deniers?
Nelson has taught at Columbia University for more than 20 years. She is a research scholar at the Salzman Institute for War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Her work has appeared in many outlets, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, the BBC, and PBS.
You can follow Anne Nelson on Twitter at @anelsona
Rose Horowitz is the founder of #WomenToFollow, a movement to amplify the voices of women on social media. Rose is a Pulitzer-nominated writer, producer, and social media expert.
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Listen to 25 interviews with leading photographers, authors, activists, journalists in the U.S. and overseas, and doctors.
Talking with Anne Nelson about the secret hub of the radical right who are using media and money to wage war against public health, public education & the public interest.
Watch Episode 25 of my #WomenToFollow livestream show
Producer: Steffen Kaplan
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