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Right-wing leaders often appropriate progressive themes by calling for rule by “the people,” equal opportunity, and “equality” feminism.

The deadly “dance plague” of 1518 took place in a rapidly changing world where suddenly old verities were in question and a new media brought all manner of unconfirmed, superstitious ideas. Sound familiar?

Calls to rally the virtuous “producing classes” against evil “parasites” at both the top and bottom of society is a tendency called producerism. It is a conspiracist narrative used by repressive right wing populism.

Under previous administrations, the U.S. government—particularly foreign aid and arms—did not directly intervene to promote the narrative of global Christian victimhood.

Before Jeffress was W.A. Criswell, Billy Graham’s segregationist preacher, George Truett, the anti-Catholic namesake of the Chick-fil-A founder, and so on.

Scapegoating, Conspiracism, Right-Wing Populism, and Propaganda & Deception

Being for reproductive justice is non-negotiable for a feminism based on economic justice.

Behind the official explanation for the continued ban on birth control was the need to maintain the link between sex and procreation, which was essential to the maintenance of the traditional, subordinate role of women, a key concern of the Catholic Church.