On AlterNet: culture wars

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Has the Market Rejected the Religious Right's Hateful Social Agenda?

Tina Dupuy, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

It's clear from advertising that the market does not favor the GOP's social agenda.

Conservative 'Sleeper Agents' in Hollywood? The Right Wing's New War for Culture

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. March 6, 2011.

The new conservative mediamakers are shedding the baggage of culture war hangups, freeing up energy to infiltrate culture industries and attack the left.

What's Behind the GOP's War Against NPR?

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. December 17, 2010.

The '90s culture wars are back, with Republicans once again quibbling over a few million dollars in federal grants for public radio.

Women Soldiers Forced to Resort to Back-Alley Abortions: Why Are Their Reproductive Rights Denied?

Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. December 21, 2009.

Thanks to anti-abortion forces in Congress and other culture warriors, female soldiers are not protected by the Constitution they defend.

Right-Wing Culture Warriors Warn of Atheist Attack on Thanksgiving!

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. November 26, 2009.

You've heard of the "war on Christmas" -- now the battle has engulfed a new holiday.

Gerson Takes a Break From Political Debate to Lament the Sluttiness of 20-Somethings

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. September 16, 2009.

Ho-hum ...

Women's Bodies Remain Battlegrounds in the Culture Wars

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. June 15, 2009.

Recently released feminist books offer multifaceted critiques of gender and the culture wars.

When Times Go Bad, Americans Don't Turn to the Christian Right -- They Turn to Each Other

Frank Rich, The New York Times. March 16, 2009.

This economic crisis spells an exodus for the Christian ayatollahs and the culture wars of the past 40 years.

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

Frederick Clarkson, The Public Eye. December 25, 2008.

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

Desperate McCain Tries to Play Terror Card One More Time

Ira Chernus, TomDispatch.com. July 31, 2008.

War and terrorism have replaced social issues in the conservative culture wars.

Hillary Clinton Joins Joe Lieberman to Resurrect the Culture Wars

Jane Hamsher, Huffington Post. December 18, 2007.

Hillary wants to censor video game violence -- will she go after the gory Left Behind game series?

Laura Flanders: To Beat the Right, Clinton and Obama Need to Be Clear About Supporting Gay Rights

Laura Flanders, AlterNet. April 9, 2007.

Democrats will keep getting attacked on sexuality, marriage and abortion for as long as they dodge the discussion.