3 May 2022 : Loretta Ross says abortion tourism states need to prepare, "and the network of abortion funds is going to play a heavy role in that.” Our partners, @AbortionFunds and other local abortion funds are good places to donate.
13 April 2022 : In this #WebinarWednesday clip, Shereen Essoff discusses the power in dismantling the control of bodies. On our webinar Mobilzing Misogyny in the Service of Authoritarianism, panelists discussed, abortion, and how misogyny upholds authoritarianism: https://vimeo.com/468984001 pic.twitter.com/HwyjUTcP1D
17 February 2022 : Blood in the Face by James Ridgeway “may be the best book written on the U.S. Far Right, from an author with the integrity to say that we all need to stand up and fight,” according to Shane Burley. Read Burley’s review here: https://bit.ly/PRABloodInTheFaceReview pic.twitter.com/VN2NPTHfou
4 January 2022 : Join us for a conversation this THURSDAY, January 6th, at 1 PM ET to hear from a panel of experts discuss the major trends, actors, and coalitions driving the contemporary Right. Register now: https://bit.ly/PRAJ6Briefing pic.twitter.com/jzZJuy7E78
23 December 2021 : Finally, PRA continues to cover the January 6 insurrection. & register for our upcoming webinar, "Understanding the State of the Right One Year After The January 6 Insurrection.": https://bit.ly/PRAJ6Briefing
23 December 2021 : Last January 6th PRA reflected: "We who believe in emancipatory multiracial feminist democracy must both block the further capture of politics and society by authoritarian forces, & continue to build more just & democratic political & economic systems" https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/07/pra-statement-january-6-insurrection
23 December 2021 : PRA's Ethan Fauré also looked at the role that the ICE and U.S Border Patrol Unions play in the anti-immigrant movement: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/20/reactionary-power-union
23 December 2021 : We also reported on the ties between law enforcement and right-wing violence: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/25/long-and-tangled-history-law-enforcement-and-right-wing-violence
23 December 2021 : PRA examined the different aspects of law enforcement. We excerpted a report published by the COVID19 Policing Project on "Broken windows" policing during COVID-19: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/29/broken-windows-policing-during-covid-19
23 December 2021 : We also looked at the "Tradwife" lifestyle, and how it allows Gen Z right-wing women to carve out their own space in the White supremacist movement: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/29/why-are-gen-z-girls-attracted-tradwife-lifestyle
23 December 2021 : And how these different factions use influencers, network, and use other strategies to become more mainstream: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/08/17/hitler-youth-without-hitler
23 December 2021 : PRA's Ben Lorber also looked at the American Populist Union, a new right-wing Gen Z group: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/20/forgotten-gamers-america
23 December 2021 : In other ways of informing the culture, Carol Mason examined the influence that author Taylor Caldwell had on the rise of White nationalism both in the U.S. and abroad: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/12/02/sentimentalizing-resentment
23 December 2021 : When people's attention was turned toward critical race theory, Jasmine Banks from UnKoch My Campus wrote on the Koch network's links to the uptick of critical race theory discussions, and the network's assault on public education: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/10/21/sowing-seeds-white-supremacy-through-education
23 December 2021 : "With antisemitism, one ceases to grapple with the concrete context of Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, and shadowboxes instead with phantoms drawn from the deep wellsprings of the antisemitic imaginary." @BenLorber8 reflected. Read more here: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/05/21/standing-together
23 December 2021 : PRA contributor @shane_burley1 talked to scholar @CasMudde about the Right in Isreal: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/19/israeli-far-right
23 December 2021 : PRA also looked at the infiltration of far-right forces into the police force in Germany: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/14/far-fringe
23 December 2021 : On the global stage, PRA covered German Islamophobia and the Far Right: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/08/19/politics-belonging
23 December 2021 : And @C_OGallachoir looked at the rise of conspiracy theories, and how they have evolved to the theories that we have now: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/09/10/more-same-more-it
23 December 2021 : PRA's Ethan Faure looked at the growth of the anti-immigrant movement since 9/11 and how they used the attacks to further their agenda: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/09/09/21st-century-white-nationalism
23 December 2021 : On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, PRA looked at the changes in the Right since then. Naomi Braine published a counterfactual on where we would be if 9/11 had not happened: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/09/08/what-if-911-had-never-taken-place
23 December 2021 : In a July, PRA published a deep dive into the incel movement, including its recent rebrand in mainstream media: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/07/01/mainstream-pill
23 December 2021 : In February, PRA's @herong broke the story on the new anti-trans Promise to America's Children: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/02/12/new-anti-trans-promise
23 December 2021 : 2021 was a tough year for LGBTQ rights. PRA's @herong covered the gathering of anti-trans advocates in the wake of Bell v. Tavistock in the UK: https://bit.ly/PRAAberrationOfCommonSense
23 December 2021 : The anti-abortion movement advanced to the Supreme Court in 2021. @DanielaMansbach and Alisa Von Hagel's prophetic January report covered the Right's various anti-abortion strategies: fetus-centered, woman-centered, & third-party protections: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/07/changing-strategies-anti-abortion-movement
23 December 2021 : And @C_OGallachoir took on the Liberty University scandal. https://politicalresearch.org/2021/12/16/between-secular-rock-and-fundamentalist-hard-place
23 December 2021 : And @MindShift2018 probed the spread of religious homeschooling, and the unique opportunity presented by the pandemic for the Christian Right to further their agenda: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/10/26/exodus-or-transformation
23 December 2021 : The Christian Right's growth continues: PRA's @FredClarkson covered its political reach: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/13/still-here
23 December 2021 : PRA's @cloeefcooper worked with @jamnturtl to explore the anti-vax movement's alignment with far-right groups. https://politicalresearch.org/2021/06/21/anti-vaxx-events-new-york-highlight-alignment-among-far-right-militias-alternative
23 December 2021 : PRA's @cloeefcooper analyzed how far-right candidates' 2020 political campaigns forecast the GOP's direction heading into 2021: https://politicalresearch.org/2021/01/29/class-2020
23 December 2021 : In 2021, PRA researched, reported, & responded as the Right mobilized in new formations across the country. From the January 6 insurrection, to challenges to Roe v. Wade, Christian nationalist organizing, and attacks on trans rights, here's a thread of PRA's work in 2021.
17 November 2021 : PRA's @herong researches the intersections between anti-trans feminist advocacy and the Christian Right, specifically looking at the Women's Liberation Front as a mouthpiece for the Christian Right. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/PRAARoomOfTheirOwn pic.twitter.com/5JyAmld4NR
23 June 2021 : Want to hear more on how feminists are pushing back against the anti-rights tide? Join this event organized by @AWID @RESURJ , PRA and @IpasOrg at the Forum on 2 July, 5:10pm CEST. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3gHlgZU . pic.twitter.com/spuMsUQbDr
4 June 2021 : Join us on 06/10 at 4 PM ET, for a conversation with panelists Aislinn Pulley, @JQThinks , & Gabriel Winant, for a discussion on economic policy and how it maps onto race and gender in the U.S: https://bit.ly/PRAPrecarity pic.twitter.com/zY1H0xt9jS
30 April 2021 : Anti-trans activists & the Christian Right have united behind an agenda to prevent children from accessing trans-affirming healthcare. Join panelists Jamison Green, @herong , @imarajones , & @chasestrangio for a discussion on the struggle for trans justice: https://bit.ly/PRAYouWillNotEraseOurKids pic.twitter.com/4l54Lq63dQ
15 March 2021 : PRA had a lively discussion with climate activists and researchers on the impact that the climate crisis will have on marginalized communities. Watch the webinar here: http://bit.ly/PRAClimateCrisisRecording pic.twitter.com/uB3XeiW7GP
2 March 2021 : RA continues to strategize a path forward to building a feminist, multi-racial democracy. To center this work, we are launching It's Not Over Yet, our spring/summer webinar series. Read more and register here: http://bit.ly/PRAItsNotOverYet pic.twitter.com/IGqQ7oE2fW
2 March 2021 : Today at 10 AM ET, the Toronto van attacker trial verdict will be released. In 2018, @alexdibranco wrote about the misogynist incel ideology it referenced and the larger impact of incel ideology on mass shootings. Read here: http://politicalresearch.org/2018/11/08/shooting-in-tallahassee-illustrates-increasing-misogynist-violence
17 February 2021 : Follow us on Instagram (at)praeyesright to hear PRA Research Analyst Ethan Fauré discuss how the ICE and Border Patrol unions could oppose Biden's immigration policies on Friday 02/12 at 12 pm et. Follow us now! pic.twitter.com/0ZVEXMPakh
26 January 2021 : 1: Protesters at a 2nd Amendment rally in Virgina 1/20 2: Protesters at the Raleigh Demands Justice protests in Raleigh NC 5/20 3: Police pepper spraying protesters at the March to the Polls in Graham NC 10/20 4: A protester's truck at a Stop the Steal rally in Raleigh NC 11/20.
26 January 2021 : In the Winter 2021 issue of The Public Eye, we are featuring a selection of astrophysicist and photographer Anthony Crider's moving work and what 2020 looked like for PRA. pic.twitter.com/SdL6wErpj4
11 January 2021 : The Christian Right has used religious freedom as a way to push their Christian nationalist agenda. In 2018, @FredClarkson interviewed Senator @JohnMarty on his opposition to legislation that would require schools to display "In God We Trust": https://rewirenewsgroup.com/religion-dispatches/2019/01/08/the-battle-for-the-meaning-of-religious-freedom-day/
17 December 2020 : And, if you're looking to learn more about the anti-abortion movement, here is a list of useful resources: https://bit.ly/AntiAbortionAbolitionistResources
17 December 2020 : Read @cloeefcooper and @TheTinaVasquez 's article here: https://bit.ly/PENoSanctuary
17 December 2020 : Tweet 1: ICYMI watch @cloeefcooper discuss the lessons she and @TheTinaVasquez learned while researching an in-depth article about the abortion “abolitionist” movement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3fjNFjHsU/
5 November 2020 : URGENT: With numerous far-right groups mobilizing against vote counts on 11/5, PRA has issued a safety advisory to ensure that people committed to ensuring a complete ballot count remain safe and informed. Read the advisory here: http://bit.ly/PRASafetyAdvisory
29 October 2020 : "For the far-right, defeat at the ballot is an argument for the bullet." As the election draws near PRA's recently published memo details the different ways that far-right movements may attempt to influence the period between Election Day and Inauguration: http://bit.ly/PRAElectionMemo pic.twitter.com/o3vbsxpqcp
2 October 2020 : President Trump’s comments to the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,” has implications on the paramilitary response to the upcoming election. Read this article by @benlorber here: http://politicalresearch.org/2020/10/01/standing-violence
21 September 2020 : Here are the highlights from our webinar last week with @AsianAAF , @SiembraNC & @HighlanderCtr where we explored our sheriffs map and how it can be used as a tool for change. Watch the webinar here: http://bit.ly/CourtedByTheRightRecording pic.twitter.com/WwKGoeLEz1
3 September 2020 : The Great Replacement narrative detailed in @4GWDOTDOTDOT piece has led to great violence in the U.S. Read more here: https://bit.ly/Battle-with-bullet pic.twitter.com/TZlbFxZTGG
24 July 2020 : Why should we move beyond the hate frame? While the hate frame may be powerful in terms of increasing awareness of and mobilizing opposition to the threatening, violent actions of individuals and small groups directed against targeted communities...
4 June 2020 : Militarized ReOpen movement organizers align with right-wing sheriffs to defy their governors and state-issued COVID-19 directives - an incisive analysis by PRA researcher Cloee Cooper https://www.politicalresearch.org/2020/06/03/give-me-liberty-or-give-me-covid-reopen-protestors-turn-constitutional-sheriffs-defy