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The Religious Right: Then and Now

The Religious Right's rise in power has included ever-increasing prominence and power within the Republican Party, as this video shows using the 1992 GOP National Convention to illustrate the point. Unfortunately, that power within one of America's major political parties is still enjoyed by the Far Right today, perhaps more than ever. Watch on YouTube

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Right Wing Watch In Focus Archive
Right Wing Watch In Focus is a series of reports from People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation exposing the Far Right's motives, strategies, tactics and influence in current issue and policy debates.
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Memo: Have they no decency?
Right-wing opinion leaders, media outlets, organizations and even members of Congress are using a troubling new tactic to challenge the legitimacy, allegiances and patriotism of their opponents: a new McCarthyism.
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What's the Right Been Up to for the Past 25 Years?
Here's a super-shorthand look at the rise of the Religious Right from political obscurity to the corridors of power.
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Right Wing Watch In Focus

Nov 5Right Plays the Race Card: Right Wing Leaders Foment Racial Resentment and Point Fingers to Avoid Accountability
Sept 30 Far Right Leaders Vow to 'Take Back America' from 'Evil' Obama and Democrats Starting with Congress in 2010
Sept 23Why Are GOP Officials Embracing Extremists at Upcoming 'How to Take Back America' Conference?
Sept 18Religious Right Targets Maine & Marriage Equality with Money, Anti-Gay Swat Teams and Reprise of Prop-8's False Fearmongering Strategies

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Profiles of Right Wing Organizations
Our research team has compiled profiles on some of the most prominent right-wing groups — from Accuracy in Academia to Young America's Foundation
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