Reading Time: 9 minutes On Thursday, April 27, Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would have allowed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the US Constitution as its 28th Amendment. The action reveals how far the US has shifted into a discourse shaped centrally by Christian nationalism. It did not have to be this way.
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State map reveals nothing
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States Bureau of Statistics has revealed what a map of America would look like right now if each state had a 50% chance of being red or blue. “The future is hard to predict,” said Liam Smalls, a spokesman for the Bureau. “However, we can be utterly certain about which side of the coin […]
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How do a conservative Christian and a liberal atheist agree on Ukraine?
Reading Time: 7 minutes A conservative Christian and a liberal atheist walk into a…YouTube interview and discuss their agreement on Ukraine. You could be forgiven for thinking there is little scope for agreement, but you would be wrong. How have they both arrived at the same destination—hosting YouTube channels giving daily geopolitical analyses of the War in Ukraine, with […]
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New year’s resolutions for the right wing
Reading Time: 3 minutes As another year ends, we all seek to learn from past lessons and apply them to next year. A new goal, a new lesson learned, something to guide us as we continue on our lifelong journey of self-improvement. Some of the people on this journey may have political opinions slightly different than yours. The far […]
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Your $5 donation is the only thing that can save democracy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Casey, Our situation is even more dire than when I sent a similar email yesterday. The Republicans have taken back the House and now have the opportunity to pass restrictive laws that will strip away your freedoms. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Will $5 really do anything?” Yes! Casey, our coffers are empty. […]
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Report: At least 318,981 dead Covid anti-vaxxers can thank Trump
Reading Time: 6 minutes White Americans are now more likely than Black Americans to die of COVID. That’s just one more telling artifact littering the landscape of destruction Donald Trump’s one-term presidency inflicted—and continues to inflict—on the United States. In the early days of the pandemic in America, Black Americans were dying of COVID at triple the rate of […]
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An abortion guide for women who’ve slept with a Republican politician
Reading Time: 2 minutes Congratulations! You’ve just slept with a Republican politician. In the afterglow of such an auspicious event, something unexpected may have happened. You’re now pregnant. Uh oh! A lot of thoughts may be running through your head at this time, such as, “Should I keep the baby?” Listen. Are you listening? Look at me. We strongly […]
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Florida joins Texas, Arizona in weaponizing migrants by sending them to other states
Reading Time: 2 minutes Don’t get too caught up in recent headlines around Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, where two planes of some 50 migrants, many Venezuelan, showed up suddenly on Wednesday. Yes, this caused great confusion and a scrambling of community resources to provide basic necessities and aid to very confused arrivals who spoke little English. But it’s also nothing […]
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When your faith is so heavenly minded, it’s no earthly good
Reading Time: 7 minutes OnlySky · When your faith is so heavenly-minded it’s no earthly good | Neil Carter Growing up as an evangelical Christian, you learn to consider yourself a resident alien on planet Earth. They warn you not to love the world, exhorting you to be in it but not of it. You are a citizen of […]
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Trump won politics. But can he win again?
Reading Time: 4 minutes You can say anything you like about Trump, but he has won politics. And he’s probably going to try again, to most likely avoid jail, because let’s be honest: he certainly doesn’t need it to achieve anything political. He will never ever top this crowning achievement. Hail Trump, Lord of the Nominations, King of the […]