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Of Monkeys and Men — 100 Years since the Scopes Trial and Still Missing the Bigger Picture on Science v. Religion
A century ago today, America fixed its attention on a Dayton courthouse. Tennessee was prosecuting John T. Scopes for ...
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Erasing Caste on American Television: ‘We Were Liars’ Shows that Representation Isn’t Enough
We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations ...
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‘The LORD told me it’s flat none of your business’: Jimmy Swaggart’s Scandalous Legacy
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died yesterday. He’ll be remembered in many ways—as a charismatic preacher and talented singer ...
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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 ...
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Fool of a Took: Palantir’s Fascism on Campus
This week it was revealed that White House deputy chief of staff and avid White nationalist Stephen Miller, the man behind ...
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Bad Muslim, Good Candidate? Mamdani’s Campaign Disrupts ‘Electability’ of Islamophobia
Against all odds and the will of billionaires and establishment Democrats, Zohran Mamdani is the 2025 Democratic nominee for ...