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The Ugly Religious History Behind Trump’s Coup in Venezuela

Oil may be the goal, but the 'birthright' that justifies actions like this one has been seared into America’s collective imagination since the beginning
Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump stated , “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but…
Brock Bahler
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Religion Dispatches

Kim Davis might be too extreme even for this Supreme Court, but marriage equality’s future remains uncertain

Infamous marriage-inequality enthusiast and former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis made headlines again this month when she asked the Supreme Court to absolve her of the $360,000 in legal fees and…
Mark Satta
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Religion Dispatches

Landor in Babylon — How a Rastafari's Case against Prison Injustice Could Be Used to Weaponize 'Religious Liberty'

Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety , a case brought by Damon Landor after officers at the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center…
Christian Pattavina
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Religion Dispatches

Why the Christian Right Wants to Destroy the Department of Education

This article first appeared in The Sword and the Sandwich, Lavin’s newsletter about deadly serious extremism and serious sandwiches. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration…
Talia Lavin
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Religion Dispatches

On Tenth Anniversary Obergefell Ruling, Christian Right Still Waging War on Marriage Equality Though Likely to Lose This Battle

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide. Though celebrated by the more than half…
Annie Wilkinson
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Public Eye

From Courts to Clinics

How the Anti-Gender Far Right is Reshaping Texas
In Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton is testing the powers of the AG to enact wide-ranging right-wing policies, including anti-trans and anti-abortion legislation, that extends beyond state lines.
Chancie Calliham
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Political Research Associates

Stacking the Courts against Mifepristone

Conservative groups are reshaping judicial outcomes in their favor using forum shopping and dark money, as seen in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case on access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Zane McNeill
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a sign that reads "We will save us" over and over again with a hand that holds a paper that says "Abortion Pills"
Religion Dispatches

Blaming Young People For the Fall of Roe is Like Holding Firefighters Accountable for Arson

“Sometimes I’m irrationally mad at younger women,” wrote the acclaimed television critic and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Emily Nussbaum last week in a now deleted-tweet. The reason for the 57-year…
Gillian Frank
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Religion Dispatches

Yeshiva is Likely to Win Its Battle Against LGBTQ Group — But Do Jewish Orgs Really Want to Empower a Militant Christian Movement?

Yeshiva University (YU), a storied New York City Orthodox Jewish institution, is the unlikely darling du jour of political and legal conservatives. Sued for discrimination by a group of students and…
Orit Avishai
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Religion Dispatches

DeSantis is a No-Show, the Right's 'Secret Sauce,' and Final Thoughts on Pray Vote Stand

This is the final post of RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote Stand Summit. All posts can be found here. - eds 9/16/2022 Afternoon The election reform panel is a study in fear mongering and…
PRA Staff
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