POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC

POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO BLOCKING THE ADVANCE OF OPPRESSIVE, ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS, AND TO BUILDING A JUST AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. OVER THE PAST 4 DECADES, PRA HAS RESEARCHED, MONITORED, AND PUBLICIZED THE AGENDA AND STRATEGIES OF THE U.S. AND GLOBAL RIGHT, REVEALING THE POWERFUL INTERSECTIONS OF CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM, WHITE NATIONALISM, AND PATRIARCHY.PRA PRODUCES INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, ARTICLES, AND TOOLS; PUBLISHES THE PEER-REVIEWED MAGAZINE THE PUBLIC EYE; ADVISES SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT ORGANIZERS; AND OFFERS EXPERT COMMENTARY FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. OUR CORE ISSUE AREAS SPAN REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, LGBTQ RIGHTS, RACIAL AND IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.VISION: POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES ENVISIONS A JUST AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND EXPLOITATION A SOCIETY IN WHICH SUPREMACIST AND AUTHORITARIAN FORCES NO LONGER WIELD SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL OR POLITICAL POWER.PRA'S CORE VALUES: PRA CONDUCTS RESEARCH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND METHODOLOGICAL RIGOR, AND IS COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS READILY AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. OUR WORK IS EVEN-HANDED, FACT-BASED, RELIABLE, AND NOT OVER-DRAMATIZED. OUR COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL RESPECT MEANS THAT IN OUR WORK, WE DO NOT CARICATURE OR DEMONIZE THE FOLLOWERS OF RIGHT-WING ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE RECOGNIZE THE ABILITIES OF THE MOVEMENT'S LEADERSHIP. OUR INTEGRITY DEMANDS THAT WE SPEAK THE TRUTH AS WE PERCEIVE IT WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR, AND REMAIN INDEPENDENT OF FORCES THAT WOULD STIFLE THIS VOICE. PRA'S PROGRESSIVE ANALYSIS AND CRITIQUE DERIVES FROM A DEEP DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND AND ELIMINATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF OPPRESSION; IN THIS SENSE PRA PREFERS TO WORK WITH SOCIAL MOVEMENTS WITH A FUNDAMENTAL SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS.