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Last Friday, the House’s T om Lantos Commission on Human Rights heard testimony that Russia’s human rights record, including its record on religious freedom, is worsening . There were few surprises in…

It’s been noted that Bernie Sanders’ youth revolution failed him on Super Tuesday. It’s not so much that young voters stayed home, contrary to the headline on at least one article. In real numbers…

merican right-wing evangelicals have pushed for laws criminalizing homosexuality, banning marriage equality, and suppressing pro-equality advocacy in many parts of the world.

The process of turning someone who claims “gay = Nazi” and that “equal rights = condoning pedophilia” into a “moderate” is quite the sight to behold.

Genuine Far Right—as well as conspiracy and right-libertarian—elements were drawn to Occupy by its critique of finance capital, welcoming of everyone, ambiguous categories (such as “the 99%” and “the 1%”), and use of franchise activism.

Silence, evasion, and cover-ups remain the characteristic responses of evangelical leaders to abuse within their communities. The latest example of this culture of avoidance may be Bob Jones University.

“Rape survivors should not be shamed”: this sounds like a feminist statement. Certain pro-life organizations have also appropriated this rhetoric, but pair the statement with attacks on the right to bodily autonomy more broadly.