Demonization

Is Paranormal Activity the Next Blair Witch?

Chris Willman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Willman

Based on a scream-filled screening I caught at the Telluride Film Festival, Paramount's faith may not be misplaced, though it's anyone's guess whether lightning (or pesky demons) can strike the same public fancy twice.

Vast Conspiracy of Leftist Parasites and Traitors

Chip Berlet | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Chip Berlet

With a wink and a nod, right-wing apparatchiks are networking with the apocalyptic Christian right and resurgent armed militias to hobble the work of the Obama Administration.

It's Not Tyranny; It's the Re-distribution, Stupid

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Weiler

The profoundly anti-democratic (that's small "d" for those scoring at home) character of contemporary right-wing ideology is too plain to dispute.

The Dangerous Joining of the Far Right and Far Left

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Lanny Davis

When the far left and the far right join in the Politics of Hate and Demonization, it is time for the vast center-left and center-right of this country to speak up and call them out equally.

Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Abukar Arman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Abukar Arman

We must build bona fide bridges of understanding to significantly reduce elements hindering the ability of the US and Muslim world to work together on critical issues of mutual importance.

Bigotry, Demonizing Rhetoric and Right-Wing Violence

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Chip Berlet

Since the inauguration of Barack Obama there have been nine murders by men and women who have intersected with ideologies of White Supremacy, xenophobia, and antisemitism.

Did Right-Wing Pundits Help Pull the Trigger on Tiller?

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Chip Berlet

Scott Philip Roeder, charged in the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller, was a regular consumer of conservative talk radio, television, and websites. ...