Email from Political Research Associates Webinar Today REGIME CHANGE What to expect and how to mobilize for the year ahead Reflecting on what the 2024 election results signal about the contemporary U.S. Right and landscape of contestation, this discussion will focus on how we, on the social movement Left, are readying ourselves for an authoritarian Trump regime. What acute opportunities and threats exist in the near and longer-term future and what analytical and forward-looking clarity do we need to prepare for them? Register Here. PRA’s Principal Research Advisor Steven Gardiner and Strategic Partnerships Director Naomi Washington Leapheart will be joined by Makani Themba, Chief Strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies, and Thenjiwe McHarris, M4BL co-founder, for this vital conversation happening TODAY at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT. Register Here Event Celebrate our outgoing Executive Director! Join PRA for a virtual commemoration of Tarso Luís Ramos' 18-year legacy as PRA's Executive Director TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 11 at 5pm ET/ 2pm PT. Register Now! In 2023, Tarso announced his difficult decision to make this transition. In the midst of this urgent political moment, we look forward to celebrating Tarso and his immense impact on the fight against fascism. Under his leadership, and with your partnership and support, PRA grew four-fold, greatly expanding our ability to resource you and our partners with cutting-edge analysis to resist rising authoritarianism. As subscribers, readers of our work, movement partners, and supporters, you are dear to Tarso and PRA. We hope you will join us virtually tomorrow, December 11 at 5pm ET/2pm PT for a chance to toast Tarso on his invaluable contributions to our sector and organization. Come with your questions ready! Tarso will be sharing his take on political sense-making post election, PRA's critical role during this time, and PRA's path forward. Register Now! The Latest from PRA and Religion Dispatches Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism by Xtn Alexander and Matthew N. Lyons This excerpt from Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism explores a radical framework that can inform sharper and more effective strategies for organizing for human liberation. Q&A: Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence An interview with Scot Nakagawa and Hardy Merriman by Naomi Washington Leapheart A discussion with Hardy Merriman and Scot Nakagawa on the Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence (HOPE-PV) project, and what strategies communities can use to resist political violence. 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.” With Election Takeaways Like ‘Too Transgender’ or ‘the US is Shifting Right,’ Dems are Determined to Learn the Wrong Lesson by Chrissy Stroop In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president, Democrats immediately launched into an election post-mortem, and latched on to all the wrong issues, writes Chrissy Stroop—including blaming transgender Americans and a general rightward shift. Donate to Political Research Associates   Political Research Associates | 1310 Broadway, Suite 201 | Somerville, MA 02144 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice