Peter Montgomery is a senior fellow at People For the American Way Foundation, where he leads the organization's research and writing on the Religious Right. Follow him on Twitter: @petemont
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Freedom of Speech Doesn’t Require Tech Companies to Carry Alex Jones’s Destructive Lies
The First Amendment’s protections do not mean that people have the right to be free of the consequences of what they say, or that companies have an obligation to provide them a platform. Read more
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The Religious Right Moves to Cement Political Power Under President Trump
Conservative evangelicals have seen more victories in a Trump administration than they probably would have under any other Republican. Read more
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High Court Hears Case Challenging Discriminatory Testimony
A case now being argued before the Supreme Court challenges the constitutionality of supposedly “expert” testimony claiming that race can determine a criminal’s danger to society. Read more
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One Year After Marriage Equality, Progress and Peril for LGBT Americans
The one-year anniversary of marriage equality in the U.S. comes at a watershed moment for LGBT organizers, who are launching new initiatives and forging fresh alliances amid a conservative backlash. Read more
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It Didn't Start with Stonewall
A new history deepens our understanding of the origins of the gay rights movement and the transformation it has brought about. Read more
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The Fight for LGBT Equality is Not Over
Indiana's 'religious freedom' law is just one of dozens of state-level bills that could allow LGBT discrimination. Read more
What to Do When 'I Do' Is Done
LGBT activists and funders are debating the movement’s post-marriage priorities. Read more
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Watch Party Dispatch: Poets and Pols Gather For Some Pointed Words
In which Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton mingles with constituents and the verse is a bit searing. Read more
How Did Racist Right-Wing Fantasy Presented as Truth Come to Top the New York Times Bestseller List?
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. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more
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. Read more
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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. Read more
