On the Cover: Powder keg

Across the nation and in Wisconsin, the militia movement is flourishing, fueled by outrage over stay-at-home orders, mask mandates and public unrest. In increasing numbers, armed militia members and vigilantes have inserted themselves into highly charged confrontations between protesters and police, with sometimes violent consequences. When Kyle Rittenhouse brought an assault rifle to a Kenosha racial justice protest in August and killed two protesters, the U.S. glimpsed the danger. This week on the podcast, Cap Times reporter Steve Elbow explains what we know about this growing movement — and what it could mean for the November election. Support the show:

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On the Cover: Powder keg is an episode from Madsplainers by Natalie Yahr.

This episode is 13:26 long.

This episode was published on Sep 30, 2020.

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