It’s Been 10 Years Since the Malheur Armed Standoff Shook Oregon and National Politics

It’s been 10 years since the Malheur armed standoff shook Oregon and national politics

Here’s a look at the Jan. 2, 2016 takeover that launched the age of confrontational populism in the U.S.

What life in Harney County looks like 10 years after the Malheur occupation

A decade after the 40-day armed occupation of a federally owned wildlife refuge in Oregon, locals reflect on the occupiers' failed attempt to end federal land ownership.

10 years after the Malheur occupation, Harney County is moving on

Many people in this deep red corner of Oregon remember the occupation as an exploitation. And ultimately, a movement that failed to take root.The tips of the sagebrush flicker in the fading winter light over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Crisp gusts sweep across the high desert; a vast sea of greens and browns for miles in every direction.This landscape, in a remote corner of southeast Oregon, was the backdrop when a group of armed, anti…

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