Texas Legislators Don’t Just Want to Ban Abortion
Since the United States Supreme Court declined to stay Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) that largely makes abortion illegal in that state, much has been written about the ongoing…
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The Global Anti-Abortion Movement Continues To Mobilize Post-Trump
During the years of the Trump Administration, the United States government took a leadership role in the global anti-abortion coalition building, organizing meetings with representatives of foreign governments on the side of…
Evangelical Blues, or How Supporting Trump Discredits Christianity
For Donald Trump, evangelicals represent a crucial electorate — one which he cannot afford to affront. Now in the final year of his first — or only? — presidential term,…
Bolsonaro’s first days of government: a threat to liberal democracy
In early September 2018, I wrote a blog post about Jair Bolsonaro, at that moment the frontrunner in the Brazilian presidential election, defending that he could be considered a populist…
Norwegian electorate reacts against radical right evangelists’ attack on women’s rights
The radical right tide might be turning in Norway. Last week thousands turned out on the streets in sub-zero temperatures in 33 Norwegian towns from Mandal in the South to…