Last year over 40 environmental activists were charged with domestic terrorism. In 2023, Vegas Tenold visited Atlanta to investigate the pitfalls of combating homegrown extremism and the collateral damage that domestic terrorism laws may have on free speech.

This video first aired in June 2023.

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