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PRA's Rachel Tabachnick Exposes Ron Paul's Paleoconservative Agenda in AlterNet

PRA research fellow Rachel Tabachnick is featured heavily in the latest article on AlterNet.com, discussing her report exposing Ron Paul’s involvement in creating and pushing the movement for nullification. Check out the snippet below, and don’…

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Uganda President Museveni Will Likely Sign Anti-Homosexuality Law

While international media praises Ugandan President Museveni for “blocking” the Anti-Homosexuality bill—in reality he’s politically weak, trying to appease both sides, and will likely sign the bill.

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When the “Family Values” Agenda Includes Child Sex Abuse

The exposure of widespread sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy—and of the subsequent cover-ups by church leaders—has rocked the Catholic church for more than a decade. Less well known, though closely analogous, is the issue of widespread abuse within…

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My Debt to Dr. King

As an Asian-American, I’m often cast as an ally rather than a stakeholder when I show up at Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. Occasionally, someone will even come right out and thank me for showing up, like I’m doing folk a favor or something…

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National Journal: PRA Researchers Describe U.S. Evangelical Involvement in Russia & Uganda

Political Research Associates’ researchers Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma and Cole Parke discuss how U.S.-based conservatives are working directly with the governments of nations like Russia and Uganda to bring about anti-LGBTQ legislation.

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"Accidental Activism" and Redefining Religious Liberty

Accidental Activist illustrates not only the considerable efforts of the Religious Right to foster paranoia about anti-Christian persecution but also the intentionality and sophistication of the narrative. Through its melding of conservative racial…

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The John Birch Society's Anti-Civil Rights Campaign of the 1960s, and Its Relevance Today

Founded in 1958, the John Birch Society (JBS) fiercely opposed the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s and 1970s. Decades later, the rise of the Tea Party and the ongoing “Ron Paul Revolution” have helped the JBS make a comeback as it attracts…

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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

As many of us enjoy the long weekend, we are called to remember Dr. King’s extraordinary role in the movement that dismantled Jim Crow segregation and secured civil rights for African Americans. But we also remember MLK’s broader vision for…

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Nullification Bills Already on the Move in 2014

Less than a month into 2014, nullification initiatives - legal theory that states can block federal laws that those states deem to be unconstitutional - are continuing to make their way through state legislatures.

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“Banking on Bondage” Beyond U.S. Borders

More recently, the privatization of prisons has begun to expand around the world. The GEO Group, America’s second largest prison corporation, boasts that it is the world’s leading provider of correctional, detention, and community reentry services.…

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PRA Fellows Identify the Right's Latest Push for Power in Salon.com Article

Fred Clarkson and Rachel Tabachnick discuss a push for a Constitutional Convention which would strip power away from the United States and feed it to conservatives in state legislatures.

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PRA's Rachel Tabachnick Discusses Reproductive Autonomy in Rolling Stone

PRA fellow Rachel Tabachnick is appearing in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine, discussing how the Religious Right has successfully integrated its unpopular…

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Remembering John Salvi and the Brookline Clinic Shootings

As the United States Supreme Court reviews Buffer Zone laws around healthcare clinics today, let’s take a moment to remember one of the worst moments in the fight for women’s reproductive autonomy.

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AUDIO: PRA's Jay Michaelson Discusses "Religious Liberty" on NPR

Jay Michaelson, author of Political Research Associates’ report Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign Against Civil Rights, joined NPR’s All Things Considered program over the weekend to discuss the Right’s claim that…

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Medicaid Expansion and the Right, Part 4

Alternative Models

As the Medicaid expansion adds successes such as the ones in California and Massachusetts, the Far Right and conservatives will continue to promote ideological ballast to bog down these successes. The 2013 government shutdown, the repeal of section…

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Issue Brief: This Month in LGBTQ Justice

Every Friday, PRA brings you a monthly update on a different social justice issue. This week, we are recapping the last month in LGBTQ Justice.

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Medicaid Expansion and the Right, Part 3

Long-Term Costs and Economic Benefits

The economic arguments against expanding their own Medicaid programs by conservative Governors and state legislators neglect to factor in the long-term benefits of expanding Medicaid coverage.

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Medicaid Expansion and the Right, Part 2

The Role of Conservative Think Tanks

However absurd, vague, or speculative these politicians’ excuses for not expanding Medicaid may be, they leave millions of people with no access to healthcare.

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Medicaid Expansion and the Right, Part 1

Using Clinton-era Talking Points Against Families & Minorities

In June 2012, The Supreme Court found the expansion of Medicaid an unconstitutional coercion of states’ rights, leaving the decision firmly in the hands of the states. Medicaid expansion is set to go in effect in this month, and as of now, only 25…

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Guns and Racism

The Critical Issue We're Not Allowed to Discuss

As gun control advocates push for stricter gun laws, and pro-gun groups continue to push back, there’s one important aspect of the debate conservatives tend to fear discussing: race.

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