Far-right women are radicalizing. We underestimate their power at our peril.

Between 1948 and 2018, women accounted for 6 percent of far-right extremism in the U.S. [View in browser]( [Image]( January 8, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The women who attacked the Capitol are too important to ignore](//link.msnbc.com/click/26299907.8813/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vcmVwdWJsaWNhbi1wYXJ0eS1wYXlpbmctZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLXMtbGVnYWwtYmlsbHMtbW9yZS1wcm9vZi1uMTI4NjcwOT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDEwOCZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B0901cd81 by Cynthia Miller-Idriss Between 1948 and 2018, women accounted for 6 percent of far-right extremism in the U.S. But that percentage more than doubled on Jan. 6 when women accounted for 13 percent of federal arrests, Cynthia Miller-Idriss writes. "Women's rising engagement in hateful and antidemocratic movements is facilitated by new kinds of online interaction with extremist content," Miller-Idriss writes. "Today women use [social media]( channels and other online platforms as leaders in their own right, working to [recruit]( and radicalize other women — and men — into white supremacist extremism, conspiracy beliefs and more." Read Cynthia Miller-Idriss' full analysis in your Saturday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of a Proud Boy]( [Reginald Dwayne Betts]( [The uncomfortable truth at the center of this Proud Boy's jail complaints]( Nobody, not even the Proud Boys, should be subjected to inhumane jails. [Read More]( [A photo of the Supreme Court Justices ]( [Steve Vladeck]( [SCOTUS justices appear to be questioning vaccine mandates. The reality is way bigger.]( The Supreme Court's decisions on vaccine mandates could have alarming consequences.[Read More]( [A photo of Sidney Poitier]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Sidney Poitier's stellar life was a beautiful tribute to Blackness]( Poitier was the first Black leading man Hollywood had ever seen and he used that power for good. [Read More]( [A photo of Ted Cruz]( [Steve Benen]( [Ted Cruz accidentally tells the truth, begs for forgiveness]( Sen. Ted Cruz debased himself for the most pitiful reasons. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of the Supreme Court]( [All In]( [How the GOP is using SCOTUS as its 'own little supervisory legislature'](//link.msnbc.com/click/26299907.8813/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tLzExdGgtaG91ci93YXRjaC9vbWljcm9uLWhpdHMtYWlybGluZXMtdHJpZ2dlcnMtaG9saWRheS1mbGlnaHQtY2FuY2VsbGF0aW9ucy0xMjk0OTgxODE3NTM_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjAxMDgmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B1cdb6d66 [A photo of Travis and Gregory McMichael]( [Hallie Jackson]( [Three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison]( [A photo of Mike Pence]( [Deadline White House]( [Schiff: Pence is an 'indispensable person' for Jan. 6 committee to interview]( [A photo of Ted Cruz]( [Ayman Mohyeldin]( [Republicans cower from calling Jan. 6 terrorism]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Join Alex Witt for special coverage of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's funeral. President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will give remarks, with former President Barack Obama delivering the eulogy. Watch live today at 2 p.m. ET. Tune in for a special edition of '[Why Is This Happening?](' In its first crossover episode with All In with Chris Hayes, we're sharing Chris's conversations with two people at the forefront of one of the most important stories of the moment: the fight to save our democracy. Bart Gellman, a correspondent for 'The Atlantic,' and Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, helps Chris walk through a pivotal moment in our nation's history and how the country can move forward. [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)