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The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga

By Andrea R. Jain and Michelle Goldberg

…women their suffering came from their refusal to accept their subordinate domestic role. Devi’s message was very different: “In our present age women are going through a critical period of transition,” she wrote. “Being awakened to a new freedom, they will probably have to suffer even more now than they did a generation ago when they lacked it.” Ultimately, she believed, the growing antagonism between the sexes “will continue until man grants wom…

Reason for Cautious Optimism in the Mauna Kea Telescope Standoff

By Jean Rosenfeld

…ti-government militia movement and in 1995 contributed to the worst act of domestic terrorism since Harper’s Ferry, when Tim McVeigh carried out a previous plan by the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord to blow up the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. In other cases violence is avoided. The Garland Texas Police Department allowed a scholar of religion to advise them that the Chen Tao movement would not commit collective suicide once the…

RDBook: Darwin and Slavery

By Arri Eisen

…d were cited as support for the ‘naturalness’ of slavery by slave owners); domestic pigeons (that had been maintained and trait-selected for ages on the rooftops of the British lower class with whom other scientists didn’t deign to talk); and even seeds soaked in salt water for days. (Darwin’s house was, for a time, a virtual botanical garden of seeds from all over the world, soaked and then grown in soil to demonstrate that plant seeds could easi…

Raising Children the Right Way

By Jeffrey Feldman

…a household ruled by fear of the child’s anger and potential to engage in domestic battering. In an effort to correct their mistakes, the parents who failed to discipline Becky with pain when she was a toddler try in vain to satisfy her adolescent rebelliousness with gifts and parties: They thought a party might make her happy, and Mrs. Holloway worked very hard to decorate the house and prepare refreshments. On the appointed evening, a mob of di…

First They Came for the Brotherhood . . . Egyptian Gov Seeks to Criminalize NGOs

By Austin Dacey

…ion of foreign international organizations in Egypt and the cooperation of domestic organizations with intergovernmental bodies such as the United Nations would be severely restricted. The NGO coalition statement points out that these provisions “will be used against any rights organization that seeks to acquire consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council, or with any organization that cooperates with the system of UN special rappo…

Original Spin: Progressives Dismiss Conservative Theology at Their Peril

By Ira Chernus

…d face the consequences. This is only one theological argument for cutting domestic government spending. There are surely others, but all lead back to the premise of original sin. Whether we, the people of the United States, should accept that ancient doctrine as a foundation of our collective political life is the great question of our time. Unfortunately, it remains virtually undebated in public political discourse because its central role remai…

A Fleeting Moment of Democracy for California’s Same-Sex Couples

By Rev. Irene Monroe

…the California Supreme Court ruled that a “separate and unequal” system of domestic partnership for same-sex couples is blatantly discriminatory and unconstitutional. But the knot is not completely tied. A conservative backlash in California has already begun with opponents gathering signatures to place on the November ballot, defining marriage as between a man and a woman. And California’s conservatives won’t be alone, with Florida set to vote on…

Nicki Minaj Called ‘Possessed’ After Grammy Performance

By Joseph Laycock

…e developed to deal with a troubled home life. Instead of experiencing her domestic troubles as Onika Maraj (her legal name), she found it more manageable to become a variety of other people including “Cookie,” “Harajuku Barbie,” and “Nicki Minaj.” (In the 70s, David Bowie began performing through his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.) In 2010, a new alter ego began to emerge called “Roman Zolanski.” This name appears to reference Roman Polanski, who dir…

The Failure to Focus on — And Yes, to ‘Cancel’ — Right Wing Antisemitism is a Problem

By Elad Nehorai

…dent Trump blamed “many sides” for a white nationalist rally that led to a domestic terror attack and the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer, neither Trump nor those who defended his statements were ostracized. When the Right, including popular mainstream media figures like Tucker Carlson, spread nonstop antisemitic conspiracies about George Soros trying to “end civilization” by controlling the government (a conspiracy that directly contribu…

Let Michael Vick Play! The Ethics of Reinstatement

By Jonathan L. Walton

…nature of professional athletes (and everyday citizens) who have committed domestic violence, driven under the influence and participated in the illegal exchange of drugs yet show up to work everyday. What is more, Vick has served two years for his unspeakable acts against pitbulls. This is 209 more days than Private Lynndie England, the infamous Abu Girhab prison guard and some would argue Donald Rumsfeld scapegoat, served for torturing human bei…