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High Country News: Bracing for Unlawful Militias and Vigilantes at the Ballot Box - November 3, 2020

Political Research Associates

“ ‘We’re really seeing a toxic scenario unfolding where Trump and Republicans are really counting on some far-right militias and street forces to show up to polling places and intimidate voters,’ said…

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Nevada Current: Hundreds of extra police to work Election Day - November 3, 2020

Political Research Associates

“ ‘It is possible that right-wing militia members, perhaps even dressed in full camouflage, will show up as ‘poll watchers’ on November 3—a clear move at voter intimidation,’ says a report from…

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Truthout: The Pro-Choice Religious Movement Is Mobilizing to Counter Barrett’s Agenda - November 2, 2020

Political Research Associates

“For decades, the Christian Right and its many allies in state and federal government have taken an incremental approach to making abortion wholly inaccessible, essentially rendering Roe v. Wade…

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Mother Jones: How a Right-Wing Group Led by a Trump Lawyer Is Funding a Russian Activist Tied to the Putin Regime. - October 30, 2020

Political Research Associates

“ ‘The relationship between the Ryakhovsky brothers and the Putin administration is analogous to the relationship between some evangelicals and the Trump administration―including Jay Sekulow,’ says…

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Washington Post: A mother told Biden about her transgender 8-year-old child. Then came the attacks. - October 29, 2020

Political Research Associates

“ ‘I just see this as hardcore base pandering and incitement of violence,’ Heron Greenesmith, a senior research analyst at the social justice think tank Political Research Associates, said of the…

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OpenDemocracy: Exclusive: US Christian right pours more than $50m into Africa - October 29, 2020

Political Research Associates

“Frederick Clarkson is a researcher at the Political Research Associates think tank in Massachusetts, which exposed the links between US religious activists and anti-gay legislation in Uganda in 2004…

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Nation of Change: Michigan judge accused of jeopardizing safety and democracy with reversal of open carry ban at polling places - October 28, 2020

Political Research Associates

“Steven Gardiner, a scholar at the progressive think tank Political Research Associates, told The Guardian earlier this month that ‘the militias will absolutely seize on’ Trump’s comments.” Continue…

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Nevada Public Radio: New Report Warns Of Increased Extremism Around Election - October 28, 2020

Political Research Associates

“Progressive Leadership Alliance Nevada and Political Research Associates just released a report detailing right-wing extremist activity and what officials here might be able to do to stop it from…

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Cap Radio: As Election Day Nears, Far Right Groups Surge In Nevada - October 28,2020

Political Research Associates

“PLAN recently partnered with Political Research Associates to publish a report detailing recent right wing activities in the state, partly to encourage government officials to enforce those rules.”…

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KUNR.org: As Election Nears, Trump's Call For Watching The Polls Stirs Fears Of Intimidation, Violence - October 27, 2020

Political Research Associates

“A recent report led by the think tank Political Research Associates says far-right militia and white supremacy groups are a real threat to the election process in Nevada.” Continue reading here.

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