Hipsters v. Hasidim Over Brooklyn Bike Lane
Did Williamsburg’s Hasidic community have Mayor Bloomberg close a major bike lane simply because they were offended by the immodestly clothed hipsters biking through their neighborhood, as most of the press has reported? Was a topless protest the best way to respond?
On the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen square protests, we are watching another struggle for justice on the streets of Tehran. And we remember the words of Dr. King: “No lie can live forever.”
Nonviolence: Between Our Safety And Our Ideals
Nonviolent resistance movements were part of the 20th century’s eternal contribution to human history; can those ideals be sustained and reinvigorated for a new era?
The Shoe Thrower: What Bush Didn’t Understand
A young Iraqi woman, frustrated and in tears, explains to her classmates: “If Iraqi people come at you with shoes, you have lost their hearts and lost the war and God help us all.”
Op-Ed: Bashing Back: Queer Thugs?
A radical queer group claims to have burned a “Mormon Bible,” vandalized churches, and urges supporters to fight back “by any means necessary.” Ariana Childs Graham asks: Is this activism or just a really bad idea?
Religion in Tension on World AIDS Day
From “God Hates Fags” to Desmond Tutu’s calls for compassion, religion has been deeply intertwined with the struggle for AIDS justice. Fully two decades after activists first challenged church authority on HIV/AIDS religion's report card is mixed.
Taking It to the Streets: Anonymous vs. Scientology
A group named Anonymous has been using electronic sabotage and staging street demonstrations against Scientology in what may be a first—an unaffiliated, secular group protesting an entire religion.
The Kremlin and the Church: Russia’s Holy Alliance
In the new Russia, where Putin attends Easter services in the capital’s main cathedral, it seems the era of religious repression is over—except if you are a Protestant.
Lesbians Sue Lesbians, Sodomites to Follow?
A lawsuit from citizens of Lesbos sparks a debate about language...
A Brief History of Olympic Flames
The Olympic Flame, a potent symbol with religious connotations, has historically been the focus of social protest.
King as Inspiration, Not Guide
On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, we honor Martin Luther King by refusing to ask: “What would King think?”
Why are Nuns and Monks in the Streets? (Parts I & II)
The strongest Tibetan response to China since 1959 and the media is only getting part of the story...