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When the Sheriff Is Above the Law

The Rise of the Far Right in Western New York

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Demographic shifts in Erie county have led to increased far-right activity. Local sheriffs and government officials have ties to a small but active Far Right in Erie County, leading to the legitimizing of these far-right, sometimes violent …

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Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies

Author Q&A with Andrea J. Ritchie

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PRA talks to Andrea J. Ritchie about her new book Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies, and what lessons we can learn from organizers and experts working to fight the Right.

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The Art of Activism: Zoe Newton

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Artist Zoe Newton is also PRA’s Communications Coordinator. Zoe is a visual storyteller and creative problem solver. Their work centers around community and cultural competency. In 2021, Zoe graduated from the Sam Fox School of Art and Design at…

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The Squad Grows Up

Author Q&A with Ryan Grim

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PRA interviews author Ryan Grim about his latest book, The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution, the possibility of bipartisan political progress, and cultivating cohesion in progressive spaces.

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An International Affair: Hindu Nationalism and the U.S. Right with Prachi Patankar

Inform Your Resistance Season 2: Episode 2

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In this episode, Koki interviews Prachi Patankar, an anti-caste and feminist writer and organizer, to discuss Hindu Nationalism, or Hindutva, a little understood but large and well-resourced movement that has transnational influence on U.S. politics…

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Anti-Trans Legislation and Why It’s a Feminist Issue with Heron Greenesmith

Inform Your Resistance Season 2: Episode 1

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Host Koki Mendis talks to Heron Greenesmith about the anti-trans organizing and what to expect from the anti-trans movement in the year to come.

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Review: The Age of Insurrection

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Shane Burley reviews David Neiwert’s 2023 book, The Age of Insurrection, where Neiwert explores how the January 6th 2021 insurrection was a culmination of hundreds of small insurrections. Neiwert breaks down the various Far Right groups…

Book Review

Worker Power in the Fight Against Authoritarianism, a conversation with PowerSwitch Action's Lauren Jacobs

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 7

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In this conversation with Lauren Jacobs from PowerSwitch Action, the discussion focuses on the role of worker power in combating authoritarianism. Lauren and host Koki Mendis explore the allure of reactionary anti-state narratives in explaining…

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Forty years of Antifascism with Daryle Lamont Jenkins

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 6

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In this interview host Koki Mendis and Daryle discuss the change in how the Far Right has shown up both historically and today, the importance of pushback, and the work of One People’s Project in documenting and exposing far-right movements.…

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Distorting the Climate Crisis: Far Right Environmentalism with Alex Amend

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 5

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Host Koki Mendis and guest Alex Amend discuss the rise of far-right environmentalism. It is more than just a reactionary response to the climate crisis. It is an ideological framework weaponizing environmental concerns to propagate nativist and…

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101: Abortion Abolitionists

A militant wing of the anti-abortion movement has long looked to the 19th century anti-slavery abolitionists for inspiration and guidance, organizing under the banner of “abortion abolitionists.” This movement distinguishes itself from the self-…

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Uncovering Right-Wing Funding

Inform Your Giving: Right-wing Funding Session 1

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This article is an excerpt of a longer discussion about right-wing funding, part of our Inform Your Giving series.

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Christian [Home] Schooling and How It Advances the Christian Nationalist Project with Dr. Chrissy Stroop

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 4

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Host Koki Mendis and guest Dr. Chrissy Stroop, peel back the layers of Christian dominionism, and explain how this ideology is deeply woven into the fabric of Christian homeschooling. Here, Dr. Stroop recounts her experiences in Christian schools…

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Advisory: ‘No Nazis on Our Streets!’

Combating Far-Right Entryism in Palestine Solidarity Protests

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With Palestine solidarity protests ramping up in the U.S. and around the world in response to Israel’s large-scale, indiscriminate assault on Gaza following Hamas’s horrific massacre and kidnapping of Israeli civilians on October 7, troubling…

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Inside the National Conservatism Movement to Reshape the Right with Ben Lorber

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 3

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Host Koki Mendis and guest PRA Senior Research Analyst, Ben Lorber, pull back the curtain on the National Conservatism Conference 2022 (NatCon 3), a gathering of far-right politicians, intellectuals, and influencers in Miami, FL. Listen in as Ben…

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Review: We Are Proud Boys

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On August 17, 2019, the Proud Boys staged a rally against “domestic terrorism” in Portland, Oregon, allegedly in response to a prior scuffle between far-right media personality Andy Ngo and counter-demonstrators who were opposing the Proud Boys and…

Book Review

Racial Capitalism with Saqib Bhatti

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 2

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Uncover the disturbing realities of racial capitalism and state violence with host Koki Mendis and Saqib Bhatti, co-executive Director of the Action Center on Race and Economy (ACRE). Bhatti’s insights illuminate the distressing crossroads where…

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Abortion Abolitionists with Cloee Cooper

Inform Your Resistance Season 1: Episode 1

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Abortion abolitionists: who are they, what drives them, and how do their tactics overlap with those of other far-right movements? Join host, Koki Mendis, and PRA Senior Research Analyst, Cloee Cooper, as we reveal the chilling facts about this…

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Glossary

PRA’s Glossary is a hybrid tool bridging the gap between definitions and contextual explanations of key ideas, movements, and political phenomena. It is not intended as a substitute for a good contemporary dictionary or usage guide. Rather, the…

PRA Executive Director Search

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Introduction Dear Friends of PRA, As you have heard, Political Research Associates seeks a strategic, experienced, innovative, and values-aligned Executive Director to succeed Tarso Luís Ramos in 2024 as PRA works to counter the rising tide of…