
Michael
Werz
Senior Fellow
The Center for American Progress provides analysis and recommendations for how to understand, prevent, and end the lethal and persistent threat of white supremacist violence.
The rise in domestic extremism across the country is being fueled by easy access to guns and dangerous right-wing propaganda.
The rise in white supremacist and anti-government violence is fueled by weak gun laws and easy access to firearms.
It is vital that policymakers take immediate action to address the scourge of guns and hate.
Religious organizations and people of faith across the country are working to heal their communities and prevent gun violence through support for broader reforms.
This video presents highlights from an event following the release of a joint report from the Center for American Progress and the McCain Institute for International Leadership on how to address the growing national security threat posed by white supremacist violence in the United States.
This fact sheet outlines a comprehensive strategy for tackling the urgent and complex threat of white supremacist violence.
America needs a comprehensive strategy to tackle the urgent and complex threat of white supremacist violence.
As tensions rise ahead of the upcoming election, the 116th Congress can and should act now to confront the surge in violent white supremacy across the country.
This report provides a guide to identifying and calling out the white nationalist ideas that are infiltrating U.S. political discourse.
Top positions in the Department of Homeland Security have been filled by anti-immigrant extremists, many of whom have ties to hate groups, which has led to the normalization of anti-immigrant policies and the spread of dehumanizing rhetoric about immigrants in mainstream media.
Far-right violence is a growing threat in the United States. Only by acknowledging the danger, combating the political rhetoric that supports it, and learning how democracies have tackled this menace in the past can we hope to defeat it.
The Center for American Progress joined with civil and human rights groups to develop new policies for internet companies—here’s what we did and why it is important.
Climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.
Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.
We apply a racial equity lens in developing and advancing policies that aim to root out entrenched systemic racism to ensure everyone has an opportunity to thrive.