Extremist evangelical pastor Scott Lively won one-third of votes from GOP primary voters in Massachusetts. In this piece of commentary for WGBH news, I walk through how Scott Lively was able to trigger a refugee crisis among LGBTQ people in Uganda that continues today. Why it’s relevant:
Two recent stories about massive failures in South Africa by U.S.-based consultancies—Bain Capital and McKinsey—paint them as somewhat unwitting victims of the corrupt government of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma.
“Unfollow. How a prized daughter of the Westboro Baptist Church came to question its beliefs,” a New Yorker article by Adrian Chen. The piece meticulously details how a combination of critical conversations with others on Twitter and changes within the church caused Megan Phelps-Roper, the granddaughter of Westboro founder Fred Phelps, lost faith. (Supplement this by listening to Sam Harris’s podcast conversation with Phelps-Roper.) “36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump,” a Buzzfeed article by McKay Coppins on the roots of Donald Trump’s flirtations with running for political office. Really gets to the heart of Trump’s insecurities […]
“This is Why the World Needs War Photographers,” a blog post from Peta Pixel promoting a short video by Reporters Without Borders on the role photographers play in conflict zones. The number of conflict photographers covering wars has dwindled 40% over the past 15 years, the organization says, but without them, we would never know the realities of war. Governments paint a heroic and rosy picture of war through their official photos and videos, but it’s the front-line photographers that show us the realities of violence, injustice, and suffering. Renowned war photographer James Nachtwey says: “I have been a witness, […]