Stories by Bill Berkowitz

A 19th century tool for instilling fear in the public to pay off debt

This year's crop of speakers includes Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the closest thing we currently have to the re-embodiment of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

A longtime conservative activist has landed where no other conservative making documentary films has landed before — the list of the top ten highest-grossing documentary films in history.

The Florida 'stand-your-ground' law "is the template for an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 'model bill' that has been pushed in other states."

A series of right-wing-initiated violent actions in the U.S., including bombings, plans for bombings, and assassinations, have not gotten the attention they deserve.

The use of agent provocateurs and informants almost guarantees a steady stream of fake anti-terrorist victories.

Many GOPers refer getting a "call" from God to run for President. Is it crass pandering to the religious right, or their massive egos?

This shadowy organization has played an extraordinary role in shaping pro-corporate legislation in a number of states.

Right-wing groups warn that Western civilization is facing a ‘demographic winter,’ risking the destruction of what they call the natural family.

The New Apostolic Reformation, the largest religious movement you've never heard of, aims to take control of communities through 'prayer warriors.'

Are the openly-racist elements within the Tea Party movement an aberration, or are they more firmly entrenched than tea partiers would care to admit?

As a number of older Religious Right leaders pass on or retire, their sons are stepping in to take their place.

Perhaps it's not the best time for such an effort.

Anti-choice crusader Lila Rose has devoted her considerable media savvy to depriving other women of their reproductive rights.

Arkansas takes the lead in bringing America's obsession with firepower to the pews.

BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad targeting Obama.

Citizens United is rolling out 'Hype: The Obama Effect,' an anti-Obama documentary that aims to make waves.

For the past two years, Congress has designated the first weekend in May as "Ten Commandments Weekend." Wonder why?

With an expected half-billion dollar from a handful of megadonors, George W. Bush's 'truest believers' plan the mother of all presidential libraries and conservative think tanks.