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If you’ve never seen or attended one of the semi-annual General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), it’s truly a sight to behold. 20,000 faithful members attend a two-day conference in Salt Lake City to listen to their leaders, while millions more around the world tune in to watch on live TV, hanging on every word from men they believe have spoken directly to God.

As White nationalism continues to recast the mainstream Right in its image, the many communities under threat must develop strategies and practices of solidarity, united by an expansive vision of a world where all communities can thrive.

Every week, PRA brings you a monthly update on a different social justice issue! This week, we’re recapping the last month in Reproductive Health. ANTI-CHOICE GROUPS: Koch Brothers Donate $8.2 million…

tea party obamacare As America begins to feel the impact of the federal government shutdown, I felt compelled to take a deeper look at some of the main arguments in the debate over health care reform.

A 2013 interview with Pope Francis conducted on behalf of America Magazine has been making waves in the Catholic community, highlighting what many people see as an important step in modernizing the Catholic Church.

To understand how the Right builds support by “mobilizing resentment,” it’s worth examining how an obscure libertarian group was able to get the usually complacent voters of Baltimore County to rally to illegally redline Section 8 voucher holders out of t

Abortion is the best f**king thing to happen to you. These words were uttered by the Black female protagonist of my play White Nights, Black Paradise , a Black feminist reimagining of Peoples Temple…

Right-wing leaders often appropriate progressive themes by calling for rule by “the people,” equal opportunity, and “equality” feminism. Their rhetoric has convinced many voters that the Right offers a more fair and direct form of democratic representation than that offered by liberals and progressives. But an accurate analysis of the Right’s agenda reveals that, while it embraces the rhetoric of democracy, it promotes a constricted, shrunken version of democracy.

This week, we are likely to see one of the most historic and dramatic shifts in the U.S. government’s policy on nutrition and nutritional supplements—and none of it for the better. Conservatives in the House of Representatives are set to vote to cut an estimated $40 billion nutritional supplement programs such as food stamps.

Over the last year, I’ve scrolled past social media posts by members of diverse religious backgrounds and political opinions. However, because my ethnographic research is based in Mormon…