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'This Has to Stop': Palestinian Rights Advocates Condemn Antisemitic Incidents in US

Those committing such attacks, said one Palestinian-American writer and activist, "are not in solidarity with Palestinians, they are in solidarity with racism, a force we suffer from."
Julia Conley ·
While two of every three Americans support unions and half of them would join a union if they had a chance, only 15% of American workers were union members in 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Religious Groups Support Worker-Protecting PRO Act

Fran Quigley ·

Fulfilling Jesus' mandate could not be achieved by mere charity, Vida Dutton Scudder insisted, pushing back against some congregations' go-to response to poverty. Instead, she worked for a full restructuring of society around socialist principles. (Image: Vida Dutton Scudder, Circa 1890, Unknown Photographer, Public Domain, retrieved from Wiki­media Commons)

Celebrating Women Leaders of the Religious Socialism Movement

Fran Quigley ·

Activists participate in a "DC Rally for Collective Safety—Protect Asian/AAPI Communities," hosted by OCA—Asian Pacific American Advocates, at McPherson Square March 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Activists took part in the rally in response to the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings that left eight people dead, including six Asian women, and the rising number of attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The Evil Within Us: Evangelicals and Mass Murder in Atlanta

Chris Hedges ·

People of various faiths around the world on Thursday joined a day of action for climate justice. (Photo: Philbert Aganyo/Twitter)

People of Faith Worldwide Rise Up for 'Strong, Principled Climate Action'

Jessica Corbett ·

An umbrella keeps the rain off of a statue of Jesus Christ during the Via Crusis, or 'Way of the Cross,' during which about 200 Catholics walked through the Dupont Circle neighborhood to mark Good Friday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Christians as Dangerous Good Samaritans

Honest Christians must unapologetically assert that Jesus’s message is totally at odds with society's dominant culture. 

Gary Olson ·

In this secular age, let us remember the message of Christmas. Jesus demonstrated the astonishing power of faith, hope and charity, the importance of love. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The True Meaning of Christmas in the Age of Pandemic and Austerity

With the pandemic raging and millions unemployed, this Christmas will witness tears among the smiles.

Jesse Jackson ·

Yahya Wehelie talked about being on a no-fly list, leaving him stuck in Cairo, Egypt for almost two months on July 20, 2010 in Burke, Virginia (Photo: Mark Gail/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

In 'Big Win for Religious Freedom,' US Supreme Court Rules Muslims Put on No-Fly List Can Sue FBI

"For decades now, government surveillance and anti-Muslim policies have been an unavoidable fact of life for American Muslims. Because of this ruling, American Muslims now know that they can speak out and fight back in court against injustice."

Kenny Stancil ·

'Deliberately Distorting' Reasoning for Limiting Large Religious Gatherings, SCOTUS Rules Against New York State's Restrictions

"Free religious exercise is one of our most treasured and jealously guarded constitutional rights," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. "But those principles are not at stake today."

Julia Conley ·

An Extinction Rebellion protester holds up a placard saying "Divest from climate change" as they block the roads outside the Bank of England on October 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo: John Keeble/Getty Images)

'Huge News': Nearly Four Dozen Faith Institutions Announce Divestment From Fossil Fuels

"While government leaders cling to the economic models of yesterday, faith leaders are looking ahead to the energy future we share."

Julia Conley ·

Wilkes wants to call people to socialism just as he calls people to Jesus. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Socialist Preacher

"Socialism, or something like it, is the settled conclusion of a society that values democracy."

Fran Quigley ·

Pope Francis Signals 'Historic' Shift for Catholic Church, Publicly Supporting Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

The pope won praise for "pushing the Church into the 21st Century."

Julia Conley ·

Pence embodies the political alliance of very conservative evangelical forces with anti-regulatory forces of corporatism. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The Man Who Would Be President: Mike Pence, Corporate Theocrat

The case of Mike Pence should be an ongoing urgent reminder that—as toxic and truly evil as Donald Trump is—the current president is a product and poisonous symptom of an inherently unjust and anti-democratic status quo.

Norman Solomon ·

The Christian fascists are not finished. Brick by brick they are building a Christian fascist state. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s Barrett Nomination Another Step Toward Christian Fascism

All fascist and totalitarian movements paper over their squalid belief systems with the veneer of morality.

Chris Hedges ·

Amy Coney Barrett (R), U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an announcement ceremony at the White House on September 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)

Amy Coney Barrett Is Not Qualified to Be a Supreme Court Justice

Barrett acknowledges she applies a "religious test" to every legal decision. Her legal philosophy should disqualify her.

Alan Singer ·

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