Stories by Frederick Clarkson

 Frederick Clarkson is a senior fellow at Political Research Associates and a member of the Public Eye editorial board. He is the editor of Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America, and the author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy.  subscribe to Frederick Clarkson's feed

GOP Sen. Candidate Todd Akin Arrested 8 Times for Anti-Abortion Extremism -- "Had to be Carried Out by Police"

Posted on: Nov 3, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

More details emerge of Akin's dangerous radicalism.

Corporate Media's Go-To 'Expert' on Latino Evangelicals Actually a Right-Wing Political Operative

Posted on: Oct 10, 2012, Source: Political Research Associates

Rev. Sam Rodriguez casts himself in the mold of MLK, despite his organizing for right-wing interests, and Islamophobic associations. So why do media treat him seriously?

Right-Wing Rhetoric Heats Up, As Talk of Nazis Enters the Conversation

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: Religion Dispatches

The religious right is talking about a revolution -- and using World War II to make their case.

Right-Wing Official Pushes Bible Death Message at Obama

Posted on: Jan 28, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A prominent Kansas elected official has made news in recent weeks after an email he passed around seemed to pray for the death of President Obama.

The Media Just Doesn't Get Today's Religious Right

Posted on: Aug 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Disgraced Former Judge Roy Moore Returns to Fan the Flames of Homophobia

Posted on: Apr 29, 2011, Source: Talk To Action

CNN: The Religious Right Is As Strong As Ever

Posted on: Apr 15, 2011, Source: Talk To Action

Newt Gingrich Teams With Anti-Gay Zealot Lou 'Uganda' Engle For U.S. Cyber-'Revival'

Posted on: Aug 31, 2010, Source: Talk To Action

We have entered the era of cyber-organizing by the religious right, and Newt Gingrich, futurist, is all over it.

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

Posted on: Dec 24, 2008, Source: The Public Eye

The Christian right has launched a permanent religious war to thwart, and even to roll back, advances in civil rights.

Doing the Reich Thing

Posted on: Aug 19, 2002, Source: In These Times

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.

Revolutionary Cookbooks and Theocratic Revolution

Posted on: Apr 25, 2000, Source: deleted

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."

Ralph Reed's Hour of Need

Posted on: Apr 25, 2000, Source: deleted

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.