Religion

Why a Small Jewish Group Is Supporting a German Party With Anti-Semitic Ties

The formation of “Jews in the AfD” is baffling to many, but it’s also part of a larger pattern across Europe.

• Sigal Samuel
• October 7, 2018

Susan Collins Gambles With the Future of Roe v. Wade

The senator said she will vote to confirm the judge in part because she thinks abortion rights in America are safe.

• Emma Green
• October 5, 2018

Conservative Women Are Angry About Kavanaugh—And They Think Other Voters Are, Too

Local- and state-level leaders across the country say they’re ready to lash out against Democrats in the midterm elections.

• Emma Green
• October 3, 2018

Trump’s Refugee Policy Also Hurts the Most Vulnerable Christians

The U.S. has admitted only 70 of them from the Middle East, the region where they are most at risk.

• Krishnadev Calamur
• October 2, 2018

The Kavanaugh Prosecutor Is Asking a Baffling Line of Questions

Rachel Mitchell may be laying the groundwork for future investigations with her interrogation of Christine Blasey Ford.

• Emma Green
• September 27, 2018

Conservative Women Are Leading the Defense of Kavanaugh

Anti-abortion legal advocates in Washington, D.C., are sticking with him, but outside of the Beltway, women’s views are more ambiguous.

• Emma Green
• September 26, 2018

Should the Catholic Church Pay Reparations to Sex-Abuse Victims?

The Church is offering to pay people who can credibly say they were abused as children, but who can no longer file a lawsuit because the statute of limitations has passed.

• Sigal Samuel
• September 25, 2018

Internet Sleuths Are Hunting for China’s Secret Internment Camps for Muslims

The country is using high-tech methods of repression, but even the simplest tech may be enough to expose them.

• Sigal Samuel
• September 15, 2018

The Sex-Abuse Scandal Is Growing Faster Than the Church Can Contain It

The Catholic world is struggling to absorb a week of new revelations and resignations.

• Sigal Samuel
• September 14, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing Didn’t Change Anything

After a week of political theater in the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump’s nominee is back where he started: on his way to the Supreme Court.

• Emma Green
• September 8, 2018

Democrats Are Coming After Kavanaugh on Abortion

The Supreme Court hearings are a preview of the party’s midterm strategy, with lawmakers placing the issue front and center. But it’s far from clear that their apocalyptic rhetoric will actually work.

• Emma Green
• September 5, 2018

Kavanaugh Has a Strong Chance of Confirmation—and of Becoming an Election Rallying Cry

The Supreme Court nominee has become a symbol of the president’s quiet judicial legacy and the anti-Trump resistance.

• Emma Green
• September 4, 2018

China's Jaw-Dropping Family Separation Policy

Children and parents are being ripped apart on a massive scale. It may rob an entire generation of their Muslim identities.

• Sigal Samuel
• September 4, 2018

The Power Play Driving the Latest Vatican Crisis

An explosive letter calling on the pope to resign may say more about its author than anything else.

• Rachel Donadio
• August 31, 2018

The Populist’s Guide to Scandal, Jeremy Corbyn Edition

Labour’s leader is facing a growing anti-Semitism scandal, but his base looks ready to weather it.

• Yasmeen Serhan
• August 28, 2018

China Is Treating Islam Like a Mental Illness

The country is putting Muslims in internment camps—and causing real psychological damage in the process.

• Sigal Samuel
• August 28, 2018

The Sex-Abuse Scandal Has Come for Pope Francis

A letter calling for his resignation shows how serious his crisis of credibility has become.

• Emma Green
• August 27, 2018

China Is Going to Outrageous Lengths to Surveil Its Own Citizens

New tech—including drones disguised as birds—can be a nightmare for Muslims in particular.

• Sigal Samuel
• August 16, 2018