Battling the ideology and policies of the ultra-right Bush administration and the Republican Party is the central task of Political Affairs in the current moment. The politicalization of religion, war and occupation, privatization, Bush’s new nuclear arms race, the struggles of workers for better lives and for our country’s friendship with Cuba, preserving civil rights and fighting racist policies are the issues taken up by this month’s writers.
Tim Yeager talks about the struggle between democratic and right-wing forces in the Christian church. Jarvis Tyner confronts the blatant racism of the Bush administration, its attacks on Black people, and the leading role African Americans have played to unite progressive forces against Bush. Max Gordon exposes the fraud of right-wing religiosity as a cover to abuse and hurt people it calls sinful and deviant. Emile Schepers examines the struggle to break down the barriers to friendship with Cuba and developing relations that are mutually beneficial to both countries. Interviews with peace activists Phyllis Bennis and Al Marder look at the root of conflict in the Middle East and the Bush administration’s drive for new nuclear weapons. Gary Dotterman unveils the forces and ideology that drive homophobia and the necessity for our unity to demand equality.
Enjoy the other features: the quiz, book reviews, poetry, and the story. And as always, please continue to send us your letters to the editor and other comments.
Peace,
The Editors
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