About Right Web
Right Web is a program of Political Research Associates (PRA) that monitors organizations and individuals -- both in and out of government -- that promote militarist U.S. foreign and defense policies, with a special focus on the “war on terror” and the Middle East. Right Web aims to foster informed public debate about these policies with feature articles and profiles of individuals and organizations that examine political discourses and institutional allegiances over time.
Efforts to push militaristic policies cross party lines, and so Right Web examines individuals and organizations across the political spectrum, as well as “nonpartisan” political actors. Reporters, researchers, and analysts have come to rely on Right Web for its well-documented research and analysis.
Originally founded by the International Relations Center (IRC) in 2003, Right Web represented a revival of an earlier IRC program called GroupWatch (1985-1991), which profiled more than 125 private, quasi-governmental, and religious organizations that were closely associated with the implementation of U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s, especially in Central America. PRA took over Right Web in 2008 after IRC closed its doors.
Right Web Staff
Michael Flynn, project manager of PRA's Right Web, is a writer based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the founder and lead researcher of the Geneva-based Global Detention Project (http://www.globaldetentionproject.org/), a former associate editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a past fellow of the International Reporting Project (formerly the Pew International Journalism Program), and the recipient of multiple grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. His articles have been published by the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Inter Press Service, Asia Times, and Mexico's Reforma, among other media outlets. He holds a bachelor’s in philosophy from DePaul University and a master’s in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
Becca Wilson is Right Web's editor. An editor and writer for over 25 years, Becca has a background in documentary filmmaking and alternative journalism. In recent years, she has specialized in strategic communications, desktop publishing and editing for progressive non-profits, including public employee unions and coalitions of environmental organizations. Becca has written and edited articles, reports, and proposals for numerous organizations, including a U.N. agency and nonprofits serving low-income people. She lives in Los Angeles.
Please Note: Right Web and PRA neither represent nor endorse any of the individuals or groups profiled on our site.
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