Calling African Americans “culturally backward” and arguing against the public accommodations section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Dinesh D’Souza soars to the top of the chart.
Peter Montgomery
Peter Montgomery writes about and researches the religious right for Right Wing Watch, a project of People For the American Way, where Montgomery is a senior fellow. Follow him on Twitter: @petemont
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Hobby Lobby Decision Could Give License to Anti-Labor ‘Biblical Economics’ Practices
Religious Right leaders have been working hard to convince conservative evangelicals that the Tea Party’s anti-government, anti-union, anti-welfare agenda is grounded in the Bible, setting the stage for more “religious liberty” legal arguments by corporation owners.
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Justice Samuel Alito’s Deep Roots in the American Right
He’s the most pro-corporate jurist on the Supreme Court. So decisions that grant companies religious rights or take aim at labor unions come quite naturally to him.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Billionaire Brothers You Never Heard of Who Fund the Religious Right
The Wilks brothers, whose fortune comes from fracking, give tens of millions to right-wing groups and anti-choice “pregnancy centers,” anti-LGBT groups, and organizations affiliated with ALEC.
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Why It’s a Bad Idea to #StandWithRand, Even on Drones
Progressive activists, including those with legitimate concerns about civil liberties and the use of drones, should think twice about leaving the appeals court seat vacant in order to oppose David Barron.