religion
Religious freedom or Christian hegemony? A left Jewish perspective on abortion
July 14, 2022Religious freedom and any similar focus on the religious aspect of the struggle for abortion rights is a battleground set by the reactionary Christian right.
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Taliban’s religious fanaticism combines with U.S. sanctions to crush Afghanistan’s women and girls
July 12, 2022As Afghanistan undergoes a deep economic crisis with rising hunger and poverty, women in the country are facing the brunt.
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‘Under the Banner of Heaven’: Hell on Earth
June 16, 2022Hulu’s new television series Under the Banner of Heaven is a powerful reconsideration of fundamentalist religion.
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Teachers battle white supremacist crusade to ban books from libraries
May 20, 2022American Federation of Teachers co-leads a broad coalition to stop right-wingers from purging books from the shelves in libraries and schools.
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Pope suggests NATO facilitated war by ‘barking at Russia’s door’
May 5, 2022But Pontiff condemns the invasion of Ukraine and what he calls the “scandal” of the arms buildup.
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