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The Antidote to Authoritarianism with Jiva Manske

Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Episode 3

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In this episode, Koki and Jiva lay out key ways that the Left can and must build a shared vision of democracy, while the pro-democracy movement is in a moment of crisis. They talk through the “what is to be done?”, drawing inspiration history.

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‘Remigration’ is American for ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

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Steven Gardiner explores how the Trump administration’s “Office of Remigration” is part of a larger White supremacist agenda.

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Burning Down the House

What’s Behind the U.S. Antidemocratic Reaction?

Katherine Stewart traces the rise of the antidemocratic movement fueling Trumpism and the authoritarian Right in this adapted excerpt from her book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy.

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A Deep State Affair

How the Right Fell out of Love with the FBI

Faith Lazar details the history of the U.S. Right’s relationship to the FBI and the security state, from the early days of the Red Scare and pro-government conservatives to the anti-state militias that arose in the aftermath of Waco.

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The Art of Activism: Micah Bazant

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Artist Micah Bazant talks to PRA about organizing and chronic illness.

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The Libertarian History of the LGBTQ Movement

Author Q&A with Neil J. Young on Coming Out Republican

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PRA sat down with author Neil J. Young to discuss the gay Right’s political history. The conversation offers vital context for understanding the stakes of the second Trump regime’s attacks on LGBTQ+ rights.

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Tech Capitalism and the Neoreactionary Movement Behind DOGE

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Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative reveals a new neoreactionary bloc is growing in strength and influence within the Trump administration, although competing interests may reveal fault lines in this coalition of tech capitalists.

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Trump 2.0’s First 100 Days

Authoritarian Gains and Consolidation

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In this wide-ranging piece covering the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, PRA researchers recap the state’s authoritarian gains and sweeping repressive policies, from LGBTQ rights to immigration and Christian Zionism.

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Why Authoritarianism Needs Gender Stereotypes – and Democracy Needs Gender Justice by Annie Wilkinson

Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Episode 2

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In this episode of Inform Your Resistance, Koki reads “Gender and Authoritarianism: A Framework for Analysis and Action” by Annie Wilkinson, as part of our ongoing From the Archives series. From the Archives features those must read and, now, must…

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Digital Authoritarianism

Lessons from Duterte's Philippines for the United States

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How did President Duterte use social media to further his authoritarian agenda in the Philippines, what are the parallels to the US authoritarian regime, and what lessons can we learn.

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Pro-Family Politics

The Political Convergence of Conservative Catholics and Protestants in the 1980s American Right

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An excerpt from The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic and Protestant Coalition Building that explores how The Family Policy Advisory Board moved forward Christian organizing for “traditional” families in the 80s.

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The Neoreactionary Movement Defining the Authoritarian Rise with Steven Gardiner

Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Episode 1

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Host Koki Mendis kicks off season 4 with a discussion with Steven Gardiner on the wide-ranging practices, policies, and ideologies underlying the antidemocratic goals of the Neoreactionary Right—and how to resist them.

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The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights

Author Q&A with Phillip M. Ayoub and Kristina Stoeckl

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A Q&A with authors Phillip M. Ayoub and Kristina Stoeckl on their book, The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights, about the methods used by moral conservative transnational networks to strip LGBTQ people of their rights.

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Exposing and Resisting the Coordinated Attacks on Higher Education

Q&A with Isaac Kamola on Manufacturing Backlash

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Isaac Kamola discusses the findings from his report Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, and how anticolonial theory and organizing lessons can guide strategies to block far-right forces.

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A Televangelist in the White House

The Rise of Paula White and the Independent Charismatics

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In this excerpt from The Violent Take It by Force, Matthew D. Taylor examines the role of Paula White as a televangelist-turned-advisor for the Trump administration.

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Trolling for Trump

An excerpt from Coming Out Republican

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In this excerpt from Coming Out Republican, author Neil J. Young explores far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ role in the launching of Donald Trump’s political career.

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Why They're Winning And What We Can Do About It

An Issue of the Anti-Authoritarian Playbook Newsletter

Authoritarians in the U.S. and around the world are clearly gaining ground rapidly. Their success has caused many to speculate about why and how they are winning, hoping to duplicate or riff on those winning strategies and tactics. In this endeavor…

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Sporting Authoritarianism

Anti-Trans Feminists in the Anti-Gender Movement

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The Our Bodies, Our Sports coalition unites anti-trans feminist groups in a crusade against “gender ideology” in women’s sports, exemplifying the growing prevalence of anti-gender campaigns in the U.S.

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From Courts to Clinics

How the Anti-Gender Far Right is Reshaping Texas

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In Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton is testing the powers of the AG to enact wide-ranging right-wing policies, including anti-trans and anti-abortion legislation, that extends beyond state lines.

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Gender and Authoritarianism

A Framework for Analysis and Action

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Annie Wilkinson provides a framework understanding the rise of anti-gender movements across the globe as part of a wave of autocratization.

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