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The Right-Wing Conspiracy-Fest Is More Openly Bloodthirsty Than Before
I’ve been to three ReAwaken America events. This one, starring Alex Jones and Roseanne Barr, was off the charts.
The Claremont Institute: The Anti-Democracy Think Tank
It was once (mostly) traditionally conservative and (sort of) intellectually rigorous. Now it platforms white nationalists and promotes authoritarianism.
The Bigger Story Behind the Charter School That Requires Girls to Wear Skirts
Conservatives are opening a new front in the war on education by pouring money into publicly funded yet religious or right-wing schools.
Ron DeSantis Knows: The Path to Victory Runs Through Right-Wing Churches
When he promises to “put on the full armor of God,” right-wing Christians get the reference. And they may dump Trump and move to him.
Why Are Some Christian Nationalist Leaders Opposed to Being Called Christian Nationalists?
Marjorie Taylor Greene says it proudly. But other leaders say there’s no such thing as Christian nationalism. It’s not liberals they’re trying to bamboozle—it’s their own supporters.
How Leonard Leo Became the Power Broker of the American Right
The Federalist Society kingpin has exerted more influence on the country’s rightward drift than almost anyone in conservative circles, including presidents. He’s not done by a long shot.
The Democratic Party Is Shedding Latino Voters. Here’s Why.
Republicans have deftly targeted this election-swinging voter demographic with a massive investment in media and messaging.
How Christian Nationalism Perverted the Judicial System and Gutted Our Rights
Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft decision, steeped in authoritarian strains of religious dogma, is a road map for further erosions of the liberties all Americans enjoy.
How Christian Nationalism Perverted the Judicial System and Gutted Our Rights
Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft decision, steeped in authoritarian strains of religious dogma, is a road map for further erosions of the liberties all Americans enjoy.
The Shock Troops of the Next Big Lie
How the Christian nationalist movement’s well-funded strategists are aiming at voters in Virginia and beyond for 2024
The Shock Troops of the Next Big Lie
How the Christian nationalist movement’s well-funded strategists are aiming at voters in Virginia and beyond for 2024
How Big Money Is Dividing American Catholicism
A schism in the faith between liberals and conservatives is being exacerbated by a group of plutocrats.
Betsy DeVos’s Plot to Enrich Private Schools Amid the Pandemic
The secretary of education wants religious schools to flourish at the public system’s expense; and she’s doing it under the cover of the coronavirus crisis.
Faith Militant
How today’s religious right functions as a shadow political party