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    Alt-Right, White Nationalist, Free Speech: The Far Right's Language Explained

    A number of labels involving the far right have been tossed about once again after a stabbing in Portland. Here's what those labels mean.
    by Wade Goodwyn Jun 04, 2017 3 minutes

    Alt-right. White nationalist. Free speech. Hate speech.

    A number of labels involving the far right have been tossed about once again after a white supremacist allegedly stabbed three people who tried to keep him from shouting at two teenage girls, one wearing a hijab, on the Portland metro.

    Fearing trouble because emotions are running high, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler asked the federal government to revoke a permit for a "Trump Free Speech Rally" on Sunday, describing the organizers as "alt-right." But a rally organizer rejected that characterization, insisting he didn't even know precisely what the phrase

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