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Let The Sun Shine In: Marriage Equality Comes to Broadway

By Paul Gorrell

…its inception. His death has no meaning beyond loss; it’s a quiet tragedy signaling the end of connection to community and intimacy. Claude’s death does not save; it does not lead to new life or immortality. It leads to invisibility. Hair and Marriage Equality There are many risks in doing a production of Hair today because of the ways that society has changed; the play could easily come across now as camp or nostalgia. Yes, we are a nation that…

Does McCain Have the Religion Rhetoric Down?

By Ira Chernus

…k like a loser. Will McCain take that risk? Or will he count on God, a winner by definition, to shore up his claim that American troops in Iraq are also winning? It’s something to watch for….

Undemocratic Republic of Iran: How Did the Hardliners Pull Off a Coup?

By Haroon Moghul

…n system has so far been democratic; however, that democratic character is significantly diluted by numerous checks, clerical and otherwise, intended to produce a regime both popular and appropriately Islamic. This convoluted structure is overseen by a Supreme Leader, nominally appointed for life by an elected Assembly of Experts (there have only been two Supreme Leaders, and the first—Khomeini—died in office.) Khatami’s election represented a mov…

If Corporations Are People, Why Shouldn’t They Get the Responsibilities, Too?

By Hussein Rashid

…mbo of gender as a social construct. Can you imagine any company but Xe in Iraq? KBR is not going to make a damsel in distress movie. The Citizens United case is an important foray into establishing rights and responsibilities for all persons in the United States. Without “persons,” this country would not function. Just make sure you do not ask about immigrants, documented or not, because we are not really sure if they are persons. Oh, and Guantan…

By the Way: Religious Right Losing its Grip?

By Randall Balmer

…nizing a much broader range of moral concerns: hunger, poverty, the War in Iraq, torture, and the environment. The fact that Chuck Colson and James Dobson and other old-guard leaders of the religious right sought to debunk global warming served as a kind of wake-up call for younger evangelicals, who recognized that they would have to deal with an issue so blithely dismissed by the religious right and the Republican Party. These younger evangelical…

Things the GOP Won’t Like about Ron Paul

By Julie Ingersoll

…anywhere in the world unless America is directly threatened. That goes for Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Rwanda, Darfur, even Israel. He wants to bring home American troops from Europe and drastically cut the defense budget. Forget the hyper-aggressive patriotism that is all too prevalent; he says our current policies amount to bullying. Generally speaking, Paul is opposed to almost all use of authority by the federal government. He voted against the…

By the Way: Bush Commencement Opposed by Furman Faculty

By Randall Balmer

…Furman. Members of the administration ultimately determine your salary and promotions. More important, faculty members are often friends with individuals in the administration. That makes the actions of the Furman faculty all the more impressive. Kudos to the faculty at Furman. Signing this letter of protest may not exactly rise to the level of a profile in courage, but it’s a start. The letter talks about the university’s invitation to Bush as a…

Release the Torture Photos Now

By Hussein Rashid

…we tortured. There is no secret kept on that point. There are photos from Iraq and Afghanistan that are already being used in anti-American propaganda. New pictures alter the calculus very little. In fact, one can argue that witholding them at this point further fuels the idea that we have done something so horrible that it cannot be seen. This notion is a far more powerful recruiting tool for terrorists. As this is an Internet-savvy presidency,…

When I Have Fears The Middle East May Cease To Be

By Haroon Moghul

…kistan struggle with extremism amplified by the roles of a murky military. Iraq and Syria tremble over sect, ethnicity, and identity. Tunisia and Turkey test the boundaries of secularism and faith. Morocco and Jordan contend with traditional monarchy and modern statehood. But as I watch the latest news from Egypt, that the country’s parliament has been dissolved by a Mubarak-era court, I wonder: Has the revolution ended before it began? (Revolutio…

Bin Laden’s Death: Redress of a Wrong Suffered

By Pamela R. Lightsey

…nd one whose son served in the US Army during the first days of the war in Iraq, for all the many nights I fell asleep looking at the news hoping not to hear the dreaded “knock on the door” with news of a soldier lost at war, I have mixed feelings about bin Laden’s death. The events of 9/11 influenced my doctoral studies in just war theory. Somehow, then President Bush’s turn from full attention to bin Laden to Saddam Hussein simply did not seem a…