The Right’s Satanic-Grammy-Panic Isn’t About the Devil or Pfizer or Even Scantily-Clad Women — It’s All About the Transphobia
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Christian Nationalist Legislator Introduces Anti-Trans ‘Millstone Act’ Suggesting Biblical Retribution
A biblical death sentence. In America, in 2023, a legislator has proposed The Millstone Act,…
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In Israel, Left and Right Join to Protest New Government Threat to Democracy — What’s Striking is What’s Missing
A week after elections that produced the most far-right government in Israel’s history, the protests…
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Don’t Tread on our Gas Stoves: The Latest Right-Wing Cause May Be Silly But the Strategy is the Point
Conservatives are ready to die for gas stoves. Yes, you read that correctly: They aren’t…
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But What About the Parents? New York Times Falls Into the Anti-Trans ‘Parents’ Rights’ Trap
What do you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group,…
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No Longer Content With Right to Opt Out, Conservative Christians Asking Courts to Eliminate Rights for Others — And They’re Winning
Last week, the Texas Tribune reported that 156 federally-funded family planning programs in Texas must…
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Broken Courts, Big Lies and Genocide Rehearsal: A Review of 2022—And What We Can Expect From 2023
As 2022 draws to a close, amongst the last-minute hustle before the New Year, there’s…
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What Protests and Executions in Iran Can Tell us About America and the Fall of Roe v. Wade
The separation of religion and government is a basic human right. The protests in Iran…
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303 Creative Is Not a ‘Religion v. Gay Rights’ Case — But Here’s Why the Christian Right is Happy with the Media Suggesting Just That
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, the latest…
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Despite Reports, GOP Has Not ‘Turned on Trump’ For Call to Terminate the Constitution — Fascism isn’t a Dealbreaker for Today’s GOP
In a functioning democratic and political media ecosystem, it would have been front page news:…
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