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Trump, Cruz, & Dominionism

Some Christian Right Leaders Fear a Crack-Up

The 2016 Republican presidential campaign has transformed American politics, likely forever. Everyone is making adjustments, but two recent illuminating episodes suggest that some Christian Right leaders are finding the changes to be unusually…

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Gunning for Office: Oregon’s Patriot Movement and the May 2016 Primary

In the wake of the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January and February 2016, a slew of candidates linked to the so-called Patriot movement are running for office in Oregon, including in the upcoming May primary.

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The Christian Right’s Favorite New Target

North Carolina Isn’t Alone

Protesters holding a banner that says Trans Solidarity against transphobia.

A slate of anti-LGBTQ laws and policies is sweeping across the country with transgender and gender-nonconforming people squarely in the crosshairs. While violence and oppression continue to wreak havoc on the lives and livelihoods of trans people,…

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What Happens When Terroristic Threats Come From Someone Wealthy & White?

The case of David Lenio is opening up many questions about the criminal justice system and White supremacy. Specifically, questions about how terroristic threats are treated when the person making them comes from a wealthy White background versus…

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The Art of Activism: Joshua McPhee

Putin stands in front of the Eastern Orthodox cross and the geographical outline of Russia.

Joshua McPhee, our Winter 2016 cover artist, didn’t go to a traditional art school to learn his craft, but rather what he calls “the punk rock school of art,” where he became part of a politicized sub-culture and learned to work in a wide variety of…

A Right-Wing International?

Russian Social Conservatism, the U.S.-based WCF, & the Global Culture Wars in Historical Context

A man with white hair and a white mustache, speaking into a microphone.

Social conservatives have been focusing on the family for a long time, and Russians have frequently been at the forefront of the fight for “traditional” values. In more recent times, Russian conservatives were central to the founding and operations…

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Dominionism is the New Religious Freedom

Historians may someday see the 2016 election season as the turning point in how our society understands the Dominionist movement that is seeking to recast society in its own image.

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Crime Control & Political Repression

From the War On Drugs To The War On Terror

American political time is often rhetorically divided into before and after the attacks of September 11, 2001. In this model, “before” signals liberty and respect for individual rights while “after” brought increasing restrictions and surveillance…

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Common Sense Security

Plan for the worst; work and hope for the best. Here are some specific suggestions for protecting yourself and your projects.

35 Years of Demonization

The Criminalization of Black Women

Black woman in field facing away from camera with arms in the air crossed at the wrist.

Between 1990 and 2000, the number of people in U.S. prisons and jails increased from 292 per 100,000 to 481 per 100,000. But the number of women in prison rose even more sharply, doubling over the ten-year period.

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5 Ways PRA Exposed the Corporate Right in 2015

During 2015, we launched the new PRA Economic Justice Research Project. Here are five ways our work exposed the Corporate Right’s shenanigans in 2015.

Franklin Graham: Falwell Prodigy, Putin Lover, and Trump Fan

This week, Franklin Graham—son of famed evangelical Billy Graham and current president of both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and Samaritan’s Purse—begins a 50-state tour of the United States. The “Decision America Tour” will…

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Profile on the Right: Three Percenters

The Three Percenters (aka 3%ers, III%ers, or “Threepers”) are a Patriot movement paramilitary group that pledges armed resistance against attempts to restrict private gun ownership. Adherents and supporters have been associated with threats and acts…

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When Exemption Is the Rule

The Religious Freedom Strategy of the Christian Right

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U.S. Hard Right Being Bolstered by the Mainstream

The recent shooters may be different in terms of motivations and targets, but they may also be joined by radicalization via internet as well as a social movement. It could be said that the keyboard is the new gun show.

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The Koch-Like Family You’ve Never Heard Of Influencing State Legislatures

The DeVoses exert influence over state and national policy making.

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Alliance Defending Freedom: the Right-Wing Lawyers Fueling Transphobia in Schools

Mixed with the systemic ingredients of anti-trans violence, which put trans women of color especially at the life-threatening nexus of white supremacy, heterosexism, and misogyny, is a cadre of Christian Right actors who are effectively fueling the…

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'Trumping' Democracy

Right-Wing Populism, Fascism, and the Case for Action

Debate over what we should call Trump’s vicious political movement should not stop us from organizing now to protect the people being demonized and scapegoated as targets of White rage. Our challenge is to expose the ideas and policies of Trump and…

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Those Who Demonize Are Morally Culpable

Increased rhetoric from the Right is linked to increased violence from the hard-Right.

Who was behind Michigan GOP's one-two punch against LGBTQ working families?

As 2015 winds to a close, Michiganders–especially working people and LGBTQ folks–are reeling from right-wing assaults on both their pocketbooks and their civil rights. I am referring to the one-two punch of new laws passed during the summer…

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