conspiracism

This week, you’re likely to encounter a lot of commentary on PRRI and Interfaith Youth Core’s new report on religious groups and vaccine acceptance, most of it optimistic. And to be sure, there are…

In the twentieth century the word “ cult ” (originally meaning “worship”) became a pejorative word that people apply to a group or movement that they do not like and perhaps fear. The word “cult”…

Oh, dear. The fringes are coming together. As reported by the Washington Post, a new far-right movement seems to be brewing just under the radar, made up of “Armed groups, Trump supporters, anti…

Deyanira Marte speaks with David Neiwert about his new book Red Pill, Blue Pill, a sharply-perceived guide through the origins and implications of the growing world of right-wing conspiracy theories.

Events in New York state shine a spotlight on the growing alignment of the anti-vaccination movement and a constellation of far-right movements, including the anti-abortion and militia movements.

Damon Berry explores the apocalypticism of QAnon and how it taps into not only religious feeling but ancient apocalyptic narratives of horror and hope.

This Saturday, June 12 th , MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell will host a rally aimed at supporting the Big Lie that the 2020 election was illegally stolen through widespread coordinated fraud. For over seven…

Mat Staver, cofounder of the right-wing legal activist group Liberty Counsel, seems to think that he knows a lot about vaccines. In his new show, he’s taken to pushing lurid theories about how the…

On 4.8.2021, PRA convened a panel of organizers and experts to reflect on the biggest hurdles ahead as we race to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before the end of the decade.

Since the murder of eight people at Atlanta-area spas on March 16, there’s been a fierce debate over the causes of the shooting rampage. Some, such as Ruth Graham of the New York Times, have pointed…