Author: Frederick Clarkson

Fresh Oxymoron — With Poll!

Richard Land, a honcho over at the Southern Baptist Convention, has been a pivotal figure in the building of the theocratic movement in the United State for a generation. But in a recent speech, he also made a significant...

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New Orleans, Jazz, and Democracy

Jazz at Lincoln Center is hosting an extraordinary Katrina benefit concert on September 17th, “Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert.” This important event will be broadcast live on PBS and NPR and other...

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Talking About Roe in Red States

Abortion can be hard to discuss — between family members; between ostensibly pro-choice allies in the Democratic party; among friends. But there is one place where abortion is discussed in a lively, engaging and dynamic...

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Brownie is not the main problem

The consequences of packing FEMA with political hacks with no emergency management experience and otherwise decimating the agency are now well known. And every day brings us new details of the vast horror on the Gulf, and the...

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