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On Waiting

By Jodi Eichler-Levine | November 4, 2020

I am an expert on waiting. That doesn’t mean I’m good at it. On Twitter last night, Ibram X Kendi sagely compared his election feelings to the ones he had…

Solidarity

By KtBniks | March 13, 2011

More rallies in New York City showing solidarity with the people facing upheaval and violence in the Middle East. Shameel Arafin, the photographer we introduced you to last week, was…

Yes, Mr. Kristof, This Is America

By Garrett Baer | September 20, 2010

Why are we so surprised by our own bigotry?

Death of a Gutenberg Nation

By Jeff Sharlet | October 15, 2009

I find the great die-off of American newspapers one of the dullest subjects imaginable, because it’s almost universally discussed in dishonest terms. They’re not simply dying off; they’re committing suicide.…

Whose Ink? Our Ink!

By Jeff Sharlet | September 16, 2009

The question of who counts as the “religious left”—leave aside the matter of why we’re counting—is one that has vexed a great many journalists, leftists, and centrists of late. Daniel…

The Last Nail

By Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou | August 28, 2009

God and democracy four years after Hurricane Katrina.

Silent Prayers

By Jeff Sharlet | September 6, 2002

Why the state should not pray on September 11th.

The Divine Economy

By KtBniks | February 13, 2001

Faith-Based Initiative: “Will religion rule the White House, or is Bush offering an IPO of the Lord?”

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