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Political Research Associates

Political Research Associates (PRA) is a social justice research and strategy center. Since 1981, we have been devoted to supporting organizations, civic leaders, journalists, and social sectors that are building a more just and inclusive democratic society. Over the past four decades, PRA has researched, monitored, and publicized the agenda and strategies of the U.S. and global Right, revealing the dangerous intersections of The contemporary idea that America was founded as—and was intended by God to be—a Christian nation. Learn more , A social movement based on a belief in biologically determined racial hierarchies, often with the ultimate goal of establishing an all-White nation state. Learn more , and  A system of social control characterized by rigid enforcement of binary sex and gender roles. Learn more .

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Public Eye
Lessons from Minneapolis on Resisting Authoritarianism
With ICE agents kidnapping thousands and executing people in broad daylight, the Trump administration’s authoritarianism is on full display for all to see. But so is the power of everyday people.
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Political Research Associates
Inform Your Resistance Season 4: Bonus Episode
In this season 4 bonus episode, Koki sits down with PRA’s Principal Research Advisor Steven Gardiner to discuss the outset of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran, how the war compares to a history of U.S…
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Public Eye
Belligerence in Venezuela
On January 3, 2026, the Trump administration bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, taking them to New York to face “narcoterrorism” charges. The escalation…
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