Founded to fight fascism. Still at it.
Data insights and people power to defend democracy
The far right didn't emerge overnight. Neither did our understanding of it.
Far-right movements that IREHR documented decades ago are now shaping federal policy.
The organizations we tracked at the margins are now operating at the center of American political life.
Independent research — not government funding, not corporate money — is the only way to document this honestly.
The tools to understand the far right exist. IREHR built them. This is where to start.
IREHR has been documenting these movements since before most of them had names.
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The American far right is complex, interconnected, and constantly evolving. Here's how IREHR makes sense of it — and how you can too.
What is the far right?
The American far right isn't a single movement — it's a landscape of distinct ideologies, organizations, and networks. IREHR documents all of it, separately and in relation to each other.
Understand the landscape →Independent research, rigorously sourced
Every profile, report, and data page on this site is built on documented evidence — court records, financial filings, primary sources, and decades of field research.
Read our methodology →Knowledge is the first step
Whether you're a journalist, educator, community organizer, or concerned citizen — IREHR's research is free, public, and built to be used. Here's where to start.
Start here →IREHR was founded in 1983 by Leonard Zeskind, with ties to the Civil Rights movement that stretch back to its founding generation. That lineage shapes everything we do.
Mapping the American far right
Four decades of documented organizations, individuals, and movement relationships — visualized. Filter by movement, explore connections, and understand how the pieces fit together.
Built on four decades of primary source research.
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This research doesn't fund itself.
IREHR's work is supported entirely by foundations, journalists, researchers, community organizations, educators, and concerned citizens who believe independent monitoring of the far right matters. No government money. No corporate sponsors. Independent by design.
Your contribution funds the researchers, the databases, the reports, and the monitoring programs that make this work possible. When you support IREHR, you're supporting the infrastructure of accountability.
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