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Stories by Frederick Clarkson

Merry War on Christmas -- The Religious Right Isn't Going Anywhere

The Christian right has launched a permanent religious war to thwart, and even to roll back, advances in civil rights.
Posted on Dec 25, 2008, Source: The Public Eye

Doing the Reich Thing

The former labor secretary makes a bid for the Massachusetts governor's mansion in the hopes of reviving the progressive wing of the Democratic party.
Posted on Aug 20, 2002, Source: In These Times

Ralph Reed's Hour of Need

Will Ralph Reed go down in history as the mastermind of a series of federal crimes designed to advance the fortunes of Republican politicians and crony consultants? While ongoing federal investigations and lawsuits signal this possibility, you would never know it from the press coverage Reed received when he stepped down recently as executive director of the Christian Coalition. There is both much more, and much less to the story than meets the eye.
Posted on Apr 26, 2000, Source: deleted

Revolutionary Cookbooks and Theocratic Revolution

Excerpted from "Revolutionary Cookbooks and Theocratic Revolution," by Frederick Clarkson: "While the trial of alleged Oklahoma City bomber Tim McVeigh has focused national attention on the threat of neo-nazi violence in the U.S., there is much more far-right violence in the United States than is generally reported. From bombings to political assassination, these crimes are less often the acts of "lone nuts" and more likely to be the result of cold calculations of people acting on their ideas."
Posted on Apr 26, 2000, Source: deleted