Email from Political Research Associates Plus reading on the regime change Webinar HARNESSING OUR POWER TO END POLITICAL VIOLENCE (HOPE-PV) Training on Resisting Political Violence PRA, together with the The Horizons Project and core partners have developed the Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence (HOPE-PV) project, built on backfire principles that turn violence into a disadvantage for perpetrators by imposing social, political, and economic costs. These principles include public exposure, humanizing victims, coalition building, imposing costs, and amplifying facts. By mobilizing these principles, HOPE-PV makes political violence backfire, turning community outrage and collective action into powerful tools for social resilience and accountability. Get trained and get involved! Register Here Reading for a New Trump Regime While Global Media Are Clear on Musk’s Nazi Salute US Media Engage in ‘Nazi-Washing’ by Steven Gardiner Steven Gardiner unpacks how the American media’s failure to contextualize Elon Musk’s Nazi salute amounts to dangerous “Nazi-washing.” Trump’s Cabinet (and Other) Picks Paint Picture of a Christian Nationalist ‘Kakistocracy’ by Annika Brockschmidt and Thomas Lecaque Annika Brockschmidt and Thomas Lecaque take a close look at the nominees incoming president Trump has announced for his cabinet—a selection that they argue is setting the stage for a kakistocracy: “a government by the least suitable, most unworthy people.” Pete Hegseth’s War on Religious Freedom and the Constitution by Frederick Clarkson Hegseth is not only a proponent of Christian Nationalism, as it is commonly understood as the fusion of government with conservative Christian values, but an advocate for a revolutionary theocratic vision for the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States. The Conservative Attack on Birthright Citizenship by Sherrilyn A. Ifill Any challenges to the 14th Amendment cannot be supported by the history leading up to the passage of it, the intent of the Framers who drafted it, or the Supreme Court’s interpretation of it. Constructing Homophobia: Colorado's Right-Wing Attacks On Homosexuals by Jean Hardisty Jean Hardisty examines the campaign against gay rights in Colorado and the long history of the Christian Right that led to this moment. Strategizing for the 2025 Trump Regime Change with Steven Gardiner Inform Your Resistance Season 3: Episode 7 PRA Principal Research Advisor Steven Gardiner provides astute analysis on what has led us to this moment in history—when Donald Trump and the Republican Party have so decisively won the presidency and both houses of congress. Steven shares likely scenarios that may play out in Trump’s first year back in office, the implications of his chaotic cabinet picks for the implementation of both mundane and reactionary policy, and, most importantly, on the opportunities available to resisting the fascistic capture of the U.S. state. Donate to Political Research Associates   Political Research Associates | 1310 Broadway, Suite 201 | Somerville, MA 02144 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice