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The tragic shooting in Tucson this past weekend claimed the lives of six, including Federal Judge John Roll, and left congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords—-the evident target of alleged gunman Jared L. Loughner—-in critical condition following a gunshot through her brain. In all, twenty people were shot. The writings of Loughner, who was arrested at the scene, echo right-wing Patriot and anti-Federal Reserve themes mixed with rhetoric similar to that from people who are mentally unbalanced.

A large number of candidates with ties to the Far Right ran for office in the 2018 midterm elections, mostly as Republicans. They ranged from neonazis to mainstream Republicans who courted the Far Right for support.

While 2018 was not the banner year that 2017 was for the Alt Right and others on the Far Right, it was still a period of intense activity.

The following piece has been updated with an adendum titled: Is a Fixation on Race Betraying the Class Struggle? Scroll down to go directly to the update. - eds In her otherwise terrific cri de coeur…

Jean Hardisty examines the campaign against gay rights in Colorado and the long history of the Christian Right that led to this moment.

It’s Pride Month again! Time for indulging in hope, for flying flags, and for remembering the victims of anti-LGBTQ bigotry as well as celebrating the hard-fought gains that have come since Stonewall…

At the dramatic climax of Victor Hugo’s famous gothic novel, Notre-Dame de Paris (better known by anglophone readers as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ), the hunchback, Quasimodo, drops from the…

I’m looking at a photograph of myself at fourteen. I’m a freshman in high school. I’m wearing an oversized Mickey Mouse T-shirt and baggy jeans. Back then I chose comfort over style. I’m smiling…

In August 2010, more than 400 African Anglican Bishops gathered in Entebbe, Uganda, for their second All-Africa Bishops Conference, which attracted global media attention because of the debates on LGBT rights.

“Black Wall Street” is a name that has evoked pride in countless African Americans as an example of economic resilience and self-sufficiency during the nadir of Jim Crow segregation. Black Wall Street…