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While Global Media Are Clear on Musk’s Nazi Salute US Media Engage in ‘Nazi-Washing’

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Wed, 22/01/2025 - 08:38

At President Trump’s post-inaugural festivities, Elon Musk rose to the podium emblazoned with the Seal...

Before Leaving Office Biden Announced the ERA Should Already Be 28th Amendment — If it is, Could it Be Used to Protect Trans People?

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Wed, 22/01/2025 - 02:20

Although it has since been removed from the White House website, on Friday afternoon, with...

‘American Primeval’ Doesn’t Try to Get the History Right — Problem is, it Doesn’t Get Western Colonization Right, Either

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Sat, 18/01/2025 - 07:03

American Primeval, Netflix’s flashy (and quite gory) new series depicts the clash between zealous Mormons,...

As the Old White South Rises Again Will Democrats Wilt For the Sake of National ‘Reconciliation’?

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Created

Thu, 16/01/2025 - 09:08

Let me spare you the suspense: Yes, the Democrats will someday come to be ashamed...

Not a Single Senator Probed the Most Dangerous Part of Pete Hegseth’s Background: His Ties to White Christian Nationalism

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Created

Fri, 17/01/2025 - 06:48

It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the senate hearing...

‘Sing Sing’ May Be a Beautiful Testament to the Human Spirit, But Can Humanizing Narratives Bring About Meaningful Change?

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Sat, 11/01/2025 - 09:10

The prison occupies a powerful place in the American imagination. In film and television it...

Idaho Legislature Memo Opposing Marriage Equality Signals a New Collaboration to Undermine Norms of Democracy

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Sat, 11/01/2025 - 11:08

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025—just its second day of the session—the Idaho legislature sent a...

Don’t Call Him Evangelical — How to Remember Jimmy Carter’s Faith, And How Not To

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Thu, 09/01/2025 - 06:19

Jimmy Carter was an evangelical. A liberal evangelical. A liberal evangelical in the age before...

‘Saint Luigi, Patron Saint of Healthcare Access for All’ — Enraged by Corporate Health Care Some View Assassin as a Folk Hero

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Wed, 08/01/2025 - 05:09

When Luigi Mangione was arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson he had...

Hindu Nationalism Poses a Threat to Democracy (and to Muslims) in Both India and the US

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Created

Sat, 21/12/2024 - 05:46

While rising anti-Muslim violence and sentiment in India has been making global news since Hindu...