Why Zubik is Especially Important for Women of Color
The denial of women of color’s reproductive freedom has led to a sizable health disparity relative to white women. Zubik would help maintain that gap.
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Is Sam Harris Really a White Supremacist?
By profession, Sam Harris is a brawler. The New Atheist writer has ongoing feuds with…
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The current issue of ILGA-Europe’s Destination EQUALITY magazine focuses on reconciling sexual orientation, gender identity,…
Read MoreCivil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch…
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A Third Reconstruction? Rev. William Barber Lifts the Trumpet
Chances are you have heard something about the Rev. William Barber II. He is the…
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Ross Douthat on the Brink
Before I tell you why Ross Douthat’s latest New York Times column, “Germany on the Brink,”…
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No, Sunni and Shia Muslims Have Not Been Fighting Forever
Several days ago, before the Saudi government’s execution of prominent Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr…
Read MoreSolidarity Through Veiling? Backlash Has Been “Personal, Fierce and Vile…”
Three days ago, on December 28, Asra Nomani entered the 1000+ comment stream to her Washington…
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The Passion of Katniss: How the Hunger Games Confronts the Trauma of Violence
If Hollywood is any indicator, one of the nation’s great romantic fantasies is to fall…
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ISIS, ISIL or Daesh? Either Way, Obama Gets it Right
Last week, a terrorist group launched a coordinated attack across Paris. In the past few…
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