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How A Young Capitol Rioter's Political Radicalization Parallels How ISIS Operates

Right-wing extremist groups operate and recruit in ways that echo groups like ISIS.

NPR investigative correspondent Dina Temple-Raston explores how a sense of purpose and community inspired an 18 year old to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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