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The Postscript: Trans People Are Experts in Our Own Experience - September 16, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Don’t condemn transitioning — or detransitioning. ‘Media perpetuates this idea that no one would choose to be queer,’ says Heron Greenesmith, an attorney and writer. The majority of people who…

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Truthout: Christian Right Pushes State-Level Policies to Erode Church-State Separation - August 31, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Frederick Clarkson, a senior research analyst at the Massachusetts-based Political Research Associates, an organization that focuses on researching the far right, told Truthout that the Blitz-driven…

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OpenDemocracy: Revealed: Files expose ‘culture war’ ties between anti-abortion groups and Brexit - 12 August, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Frederick Clarkson, a researcher at the Political Research Associates, a social justice think tank based in Massachusetts, said that these ‘strategic documents’ demonstrate that the agenda of the…

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The New Republic: Behind the GOP Strategy to Outlaw Trans Youth - August 9, 2021

Political Research Associates

“You can see these goals laid out in ‘Promise to America’s Children,’ a shared policy agenda first reported on by Heron Greenesmith at Political Research Associates in February 2021.” Continue reading…

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Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Why Carlson’s Alliance With Hungarian Fascism Matters - August 3, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Ben Lorber, a research analyst at Political Research Associates, told FAIR: Carlson’s affinity for Orbán borders on self-caricature. The two leaders have perfected an illiberal and anti-democratic…

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Salon: The Christian nationalist assault on democracy goes stealth — but the pushback is working - July 24, 2021

Political Research Associates

” Salon was the first to report and build on Clarkson’s findings, as well as subsequent progressive organizing efforts which eventually drove Project Blitz back underground, following a high-profile…

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Florida Today: ‘Constitutional Sheriff’ Wayne Ivey Says He’s a Patriot. Others See Something More Menacing. - July 22, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Researchers don’t believe him. A review by Political Research Associates in 2019 estimated that since 2013 some 550 sheriffs have participated in the CSPOA, with 267 still in office at the time.” “A…

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The Conversation: How ‘In God We Trust’ Bills Are Helping Advance a Christian Nationalist Agenda - July 16, 2021

Political Research Associates

“After Project Blitz generated negative publicity in 2018, it was misleadingly rebranded as ‘Freedom for All.’ During a recorded strategy meeting that was later circulated by the social justice think…

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Salon: Right-wing student group Turning Point USA struggles to bar white nationalists from gathering - July 17, 2021

Political Research Associates

“Ben Lorber, a research analyst at Political Research Associates, a progressive think tank that studies right-wing movements, told Salon that Fuentes’ followers have long targeted TPUSA gatherings as…

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Kiowa County Press: How ‘In God We Trust’ bills are helping advance a Christian nationalist agenda - July 17, 2021

Political Research Associates

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