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Is Ammon Bundy Setting the Stage for Another Stand-Off?

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Apr 24, 2023 The most accomplished grifter on the Intermountain far right has a new act. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy stands in front of an American flag wearing a brown cowboy hat and blue plaid button down shirt with his hands in the air as he speaks emphatically.

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Idaho’s Insurrection Candidate

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Nov 7, 2022 If elected governor, Ammon Bundy has promised to reject federal authority and expel liberals from the Gem State. Like extremists on ballots across the country, he promises trouble — win or lose. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Pardons Ranchers Who Sparked Refuge Occupation

JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2018 The sentencing in a 2012 arson case in Oregon led to a protest by Ammon Bundy and dozens of others who complained about alleged federal overreach. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Do the Bundys Signal the End of the Great American West?

By William deBuys / TomDispatch May 18, 2016 When public land is transferred to states, significant portions end up being sold off to private interests—and that means less wild nature for all Americans to enjoy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Outrage in Oregon

By John Kiriakou / OtherWords Jan 13, 2016 Taking over a federal building at the point of a rifle gives protest a bad name. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

United States of Militiadom

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 8, 2016 Award-winning animator Mark Fiore takes stock of the showdown in Burns, Ore., in this week's installment of colorful cartoon commentary. Dig deeper

VIDEO: Stephen Colbert’s Definitive—and Very Silly—Takedown of the Oregon Militiamen

By Janet Allon / AlterNet Jan 7, 2016 Colbert deploys the "Oreo phone" to get these boys some emergency snacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Why Is an Armed Militia Occupying a Wildlife Refuge in Oregon?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2016 Following in the footsteps of his father, Ammon Bundy and his fellow protesters are demanding that the U.S. government surrender public control of an Oregon habitat preserve to private ranchers and loggers in Harney County. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )