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Laura Gibbons

Laura Gibbons is an IREHR research associate.

IREHR in 12News: “Far-right influence growing in state-level politics, according to report” – May 17, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 17, 2022

IREHR in 12News: “Far-right influence growing in state-level politics, according to report” – May 17, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, and Executive Director, Devin Burghart, were featured on 12News in Arizona. Brahm Resnik, a reporter with 12News, says “A new report by Devin Burghart’s Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights found more than one in five republican state legislators in the U.S.…
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IREHR in Esquire: “The Far-Right Bloc Is Now Coherent Enough to Bring the Rest of the Republican Party to Heel” – May 17, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 17, 2022

IREHR in Esquire: “The Far-Right Bloc Is Now Coherent Enough to Bring the Rest of the Republican Party to Heel” – May 17, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in Esquire. Author Charles P. Pierce writes “Dana Milbank of Washington Post calls our attention to a scarifying but necessary report produced by Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights that illustrates vividly how widely spread the prion disease is within…
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IREHR in The Crime Report: “Republicans Usher Extremism into the Mainstream” – May 17, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 17, 2022

IREHR in The Crime Report: “Republicans Usher Extremism into the Mainstream” – May 17, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by The Crime Report; TCR staff writes, “Milbank, author of The Destructionists: The 25-Year Crackup of the Republican Party, points to a recent study from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights which found that more than one in five Republican state legislators…
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IREHR in AlterNet: “The racist ‘Great Replacement’ theory is now ‘mainstream’ Republican thought” – May 17, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 17, 2022

IREHR in AlterNet: “The racist ‘Great Replacement’ theory is now ‘mainstream’ Republican thought” – May 17, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by AlterNet; Author Alex Henderson writes, “To make his point, Milbank discusses a report by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) that was released on Friday, May 13 — the day before the Buffalo massacre. The Institute has been tracking…
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IREHR in the Arizona Mirror: “Wendy Rogers will face an investigation after claiming the Buffalo mass shooting was done by the ‘feds,’ not a heavily armed racist” – May 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 16, 2022

IREHR in the Arizona Mirror: “Wendy Rogers will face an investigation after claiming the Buffalo mass shooting was done by the ‘feds,’ not a heavily armed racist” – May 16, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by the Arizona Mirror. Dillon Rosenblatt and Jerod Macdonald-Evoy cited Kelly Townsend’s profile from Breaching the Mainstream. The authors wrote “Her past in far-right circles has been well documented dating back to the early stages of the Tea Party.” Read more here
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IREHR in Yakima Herald-Republic: “Idaho primary pits conservative governor against Trump-backed candidate with white nationalist ties” – May 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 16, 2022

IREHR in Yakima Herald-Republic: “Idaho primary pits conservative governor against Trump-backed candidate with white nationalist ties” – May 16, 2022

The Institute's Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in The Yakima Herald-Republic; Jim Brunner, Seattle Times political reporter, writes, “A McGeachin win in the primary would be viewed as a further step in mainstreaming the alt-right, and would buoy similar candidates and movements in areas including Eastern Washington, according to…
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IREHR in Route-Fifty: “22% of Republican State Lawmakers Nationwide Joined Far-Right Facebook Groups, Study Finds” – May 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 16, 2022

IREHR in Route-Fifty: “22% of Republican State Lawmakers Nationwide Joined Far-Right Facebook Groups, Study Finds” – May 16, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by Route-Fifty; Author Daniela Altimari writes “The institute’s report, “Breaching the Mainstream,’’ contains a database of 789 far-right Facebook groups and lists the state lawmakers who have joined them.” Devin Burghart, IREHR’s executive director, was quoted by Route-Fifty; “We wanted to have some sort…
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IREHR in Inlander: “They’re with her: Janice McGeachin and the rise of women on the Idaho far-right” – May 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 16, 2022

IREHR in Inlander: “They’re with her: Janice McGeachin and the rise of women on the Idaho far-right” – May 16, 2022

IREHR's president, Devin Burghart, was quoted by the Inlander while the Institute’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited. “"There is that larger shift going on within this wing of the far right, in terms of women taking on leadership roles," says Devin Burghart, who tracks the far right in…
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IREHR in the Washington Post: “Not-so-great replacement: Extremists become GOP mainstream” – May 16, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 16, 2022

IREHR in the Washington Post: “Not-so-great replacement: Extremists become GOP mainstream” – May 16, 2022

The Institute’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by the Washington Post and Devin Burghart, IREHR’s executive director, was quoted; Dana Milbank, Columnist at the Washington Post, writes “Elected Republicans haven’t merely inspired far-right extremists. They have become far-right extremists. A new report shows just how extensively the two groups have…
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IREHR in The Seattle Times: “Idaho primary pits conservative governor against Trump-backed candidate with white nationalist ties” – May 15, 2022 IREHR Clips
May 15, 2022

IREHR in The Seattle Times: “Idaho primary pits conservative governor against Trump-backed candidate with white nationalist ties” – May 15, 2022

Executive Director of the Institute, Devin Burghart, was quoted in The Seattle Times; Jim Brunner, Seattle Times political reporter, writes, “A McGeachin win in the primary would be viewed as a further step in mainstreaming the alt-right, and would buoy similar candidates and movements in areas including Eastern Washington, according…
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