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Political Research Associates. Social Justice Think Tank since 1981. Publishers of The Public Eye magazine
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Global anti-abortion activist circles are using the sovereignty strategy to limit the reach of abortion access. Lynn M. Morgan explains how the Trump-Pence administration expanded the sovereignty strategy to limit global reproductive freedom: bit.ly/PRASovereignty
The sovereignty strategy holds that sovereign countries should be free to make their own decisions and write their own “life and family” laws, without interference from supranational agencies such as the UN, EU or Organization of American States.
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Sad to have needed to interview
@themelster
for this piece in
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on the attacks that
@GLSEN
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While Whitney Houston was right, children are the future — it shouldn't be on them to save the world. Adults need to rise up and fight to protect our kids, our schools, and our democracy. Read more from GLSEN ED @themelster in @TeenVogue @PRAEyesRight teenvogue.com/story/glsen-lg
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In South and Central America, organizers weaponize the concept of "sovereignty" to push for anti-abortion policies in direct contradiction to human rights laws. Lynn M. Morgan explains how the Trump-Pence administration helped advance this strategy:
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The Sovereignty Strategy
Opposition to reproductive and sexual rights is at the heart of authoritarian and theocratic politics around the world, including in the United States. The Trump-Pence administration worked hard to...
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In this article #FromTheArchives, Sofia Resnick explains what the Charlotte Lozier Institute and their multi-pronged strategy to restrict abortion rights. Read more about the Charlotte Lozier Institute and their ties to the Right here: bit.ly/FTACLI
From The Archives. Summer 2013. The Charlotte Lozier Institute Plots New Strategies in War on Women. By Sofia Resnick.
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County sheriffs feature heavily in the right-wing imagination as unique players to further mass incarceration & deportation. PRA’s interactive map shows sheriffs’ departments aligned with right-wing groups like the Patriot movement & anti-immigrant groups: bit.ly/MappingSheriffs
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The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) was formed in 2011 in opposition to gun control laws. But over the years, CSPOA has worked with far-right groups like the Oath Keepers, John Birch Society, Tenth Amendment Center, & more: bit.ly/PRAProfilesCSP
Profiles on the Right: Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
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At the July 22 American Virtue conference, the future of far-right organizing was on display. Speaking to a rambunctious, largely Gen Z crowd, GOP representatives & candidates outlined their vision for a nationalist future. New analysis from
@BenLorber8
:
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At American Virtue Summit, Gen-Z White Nationalists and GOP Candidates Plot the Right’s Future
On Friday, July 22, Florida State Representative Anthony Sabatini introduced himself as a “Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon conservative” to a boisterous crowd assembled in a conference hall in Tampa for...
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How can supporting reparations for slavery & addressing climate change become one united project? Zavi Kang Engles spoke with author
@OlufemiOTaiwo
about his book, Reconsidering Reparations, to learn about Dr. Táíwò's proposal for a reimagined future.
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Reconsidering Reparations
There has been a recent resurgence of interest in reparations, with cities including Detroit, MI; St. Paul, MN; and Berkeley, CA either considering or endorsing institutional compensation and redress...
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While the John Birch Society’s influence fizzled out, in the 2010s, a movement similar to JBS arose: The Tea Party. The similarities in policy between the JBS and the Tea Party are plain to see. Read more about The Tea Party here: bit.ly/PRATheTeaParty
A table with two columns. The headings are The Tea Party and John Birch Society. Under The Tea Party is says “Racist, Koch Influence, Small Government, Reduced Taxes, Anti-Welfare, Anti-Socialist.” Under John Birch Society it says “Racist, Koch Influence, Small Government, Reduced Taxes, Anti-Welfare, Anti-Communist.”
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4/5 Theo Anderson interviewed Claire Conner, the author of Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America’s Radical Right, on her experience growing up in the John Birch Society, and its influence on contemporary right-wing movements:
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The Tea Party, the John Birch Society, and the Fear of "Mob Rule"
Claire Conner’s parents were early members of the John Birch Society (JBS), an aggressively right-wing organization that was founded in 1958 by Robert Welch. Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History...
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The John Birch Society was very influential in their heyday, prompting a lot of right-wing talking points on small government, abortion, sex education, and corporate taxes. PRA’s work on JBS is expansive. 1/5
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In a Q&A with PRA's
@Harini1308
, activist & author Suzanne Pharr discusses her new book, "Transformation: Toward a People’s Democracy." From early 80s Fight the Right efforts through 2022, Pharr gives her insight on over 4 decades of social justice work:
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Transformation: Toward a People's Democracy
In Arkansas in 1981, inspired by The Combahee River Collective Statement released in the 1970s, activist Suzanne Pharr founded The Women’s Project, an organization that worked across rural and urban...
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