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The Cyprus Deal Signals a Rise in the Far Right in Europe

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.25.2013 | World
Daniel Wagner

News of the 10-billion-euro bailout for Cyprus should not be cause for celebration. Europeans are rightly insecure about what comes next, as they should be given the precedent that has been set.

New Report Shows Troubling Signs About Right-Wing Hate

Salon | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

While the more mainstream anti-government Tea Party movement faded from view as the GOP co-opted it in the past few years, the action has moved to the...

War on Women Becomes Law of the Land if Romney Chooses the Supreme Court

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.22.2012 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

Heaven help justice in America if Mitt Romney is given the power to turn the Supreme Court of the United States into his great gift to the far right of the Republican party.

That's My Kind of Church!

Rev. Chris Glaser | Posted 11.11.2012 | Politics
Rev. Chris Glaser

Last week I found a church to my liking -- of all places, a megachurch in the South on television. Or maybe I should say, a "congregation," because it included people of many faiths, including atheism.

Wisconsin Shootings: Sympathy Is Not Enough

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 10.07.2012 | Religion
Jalees Rehman, M.D.

After a tragedy like the shooting in Wisconsin, we have to move beyond merely offering our sympathy and condolences. We have to try our best to help replace the current culture of contempt with a culture of respect.

Norway One Year Later: Are We Any Closer To Understanding This Tragedy?

Todd Green, Ph.D. | Posted 09.20.2012 | Religion
Todd Green, Ph.D.

We certainly know more of the facts behind the tragedy and its real (non-Muslim) perpetrator. But are we in a better place when it comes to understanding what happened in Norway? I have my doubts.

Germany Fears Growing Threat From Militant Islamists, Far-Right Groups

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 09.17.2012 | World

BERLIN -- Germany faces a growing threat from militant Islamists and far-right fringe groups, including small extremist cells and lone wolf operators,...

LOOK: Europe's Far-Right Surge

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.17.2012 | World

-- Twenty-one members of Golden Dawn were sworn into Greece's Parliament on Thursday, making it arguably the most far-right party to enter a European...

The Celebration Of Richard Grenell's Resignation Shows How Similar The Far Left And Far Right Have Become

Cyd Zeigler | Posted 07.04.2012 | Gay Voices
Cyd Zeigler

Want to know if you've drifted into the divisive political extreme? If you celebrated the resignation of Richard Grenell from the Romney campaign this week, you fit the bill. You're part of the problem of division in this country.

Norway Killer's American 'Penpal' Speaks Out

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 04.19.2012 | World

Few people have anything good to say about Anders Behring Breivik, the confessed perpetrator of the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway that killed 77 pe...

John Derbyshire: An Untermensch Responds

Ritwik Deo | Posted 06.10.2012 | Media
Ritwik Deo

I, dear sage reader, have assembled my own talk for my yet unborn children. It is going to be a short one. "Do not be a dunderhead."

Election Key: Will Conservatives "Allow" Romney to Campaign Disavowing His Pledges?

Paul Abrams | Posted 06.09.2012 | Politics
Paul Abrams

Democrats will need to be very hard-hitting, reminding voters not only of Romney's commitments to these positions, but also the evidence, before their eyes, of what Republicans do when they actually take office.

The Real Game Change: Palinism's Rise, Moderate Republicanism's Eclipse

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2012 | Politics
William Bradley

The term "game change," like so many sports-oriented terms in politics, is decidedly over-used. But the events depicted in the Game Change film really do constitute just that, though not in the way that my friend Steve Schmidt intended it.

Too Much Is at Stake in Virginia for a Blackout in Coverage

Cliff Schecter | Posted 01.01.2012 | Politics
Cliff Schecter

With just over a week to go, will we rise to the occasion and help Virginia Democrats keep control of the State Senate?

Reporter Discovers Sickening Neo-Nazi Holocaust BBQ Grill

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 11.06.2011 | World

Despite the horrifying slaughter of millions of innocent people that resulted from Germany's previous experience with Naziism, it appears that some co...

Marcus Baram

Legendary Knights Templar Cited In Violence In Norway, Mexico

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 09.25.2011 | World

From Dan Brown's bestselling novels to video games to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" to Wagner's Parzival opera, the Knights Templar have inspired ...

Sarah Palin: Professional (Wealthy) "Victim"

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 08.06.2011 | Media
Frank Schaeffer

To understand Sarah Palin's style of "leadership" you have to understand how Evangelical have a long tradition of clinging to a victim status as their excuse for their ideas about society being rejected by most Americans.

The Unwelcome Return of the Newt

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 07.13.2011 | Politics
Michael B. Keegan

If self-promotion were the top trait Americans were looking for in a president, Newt Gingrich would be a shoo-in. But the job requires a bit more than that.

The Politics of Distraction

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 07.13.2011 | Politics
Rev. Al Sharpton

Once again trying to paint a picture that the president is some sort of angry Black man who has a vested interest in taking this nation down, the right is implying that Obama is somehow not one of us.

A Time for American Exceptionalism

Krystal Ball | Posted 07.12.2011 | Politics
Krystal Ball

Leaders on the far right have adopted the phrase American exceptionalism and use it in a jingoistic way to convince their base of the divine righteousness of their cause. The phrase should be reclaimed and brought back to its roots.

The Roots of Republican Actions Today

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.07.2011 | Politics
Frank Schaeffer

Unless you understand the influence of nut-case religion on a nut-case "party" you can't make sense of what the Republicans are doing to America.

The "Reason" Republicans Despise Unions, Government and Anything Public

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank Schaeffer

Since religious conservatives choose to live in an imaginary "universe" they'd rather see the whole fabric of our civil society shredded rather than reconsider their most cherished beliefs.

An American Prophet (Chris Hedges) Is Vindicated

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank Schaeffer

If Jesus ever actually showed up in America it would be our "Christians" who would shout him down -- if, that is, he talked about peace and the horror of an imperial nation addicted to war.

Amanda Terkel

Sen. Mark Warner Equates MoveOn.org With Tea Parties

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called for compromise and cooperation between Democrats and Republicans during remarks in Virginia on Monday, a...

The Stink of Right Wing Moral Failure Is About to Overcome America

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank Schaeffer

Make no mistake: the deep river of know-nothing sewage that flows just under the American surface is about to gush into view with the Far Right takeover of at least one part of our Congress.