The site of the 2015 hate crime that killed nine parishioners was in many ways a preview for an ugly era in race relations and politics.
Religion
Posted inPolitics
Who Are the Modi Democrats?
Indian Americans lean to the left, while many also support India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
My Year Without Health Insurance
Christian health shares market themselves as a cheaper alternative, but have no obligation to actually pay health care bills. Life under them is marked with fear and worry.
Posted inPolitics
Muslim and Arab Communities: A Priority for Team Biden
Can the presumptive Democratic nominee clinch the Bernie bloc?
Posted inPolitics
A New Voice for Arab Americans
What a young Yemeni American running for state rep in Michigan says about changing politics nationwide
Posted inLaw and Justice
Did the Supreme Court Just Make Me a Minister?
Expanding the ministerial exception may give religious institutions license to discriminate.
Posted inCoronavirus
Do Churchgoers Have a Right to Risk Infection?
While the White House tries to roll back rules on religious gatherings, the Supreme Court reaffirms the public-health powers of the states.
Posted inCoronavirus
When Churches Are Superspreaders
Trump wants an immediate return to in-person worship. His own supporters have the most to lose.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Rise of Neo-Feudalism
The private capture of entire legal systems by corporate America goes far beyond neoliberalism. It evokes the private fiefdoms of the Middle Ages.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Barack Obama’s Legacy Is Narendra Modi
The Indian prime minister’s global rehabilitation began before Trump, and it’s culminating in vicious anti-Muslim policies.
