Extended Interviews

The well-organized and well-funded campaign to inflame fear of and hostility toward Muslims and Islam has been well-documented. But that doesn’t make having to see Pamela Geller, et. [...]

At least last year, Hannukah and Christmas overlapped. Not so this year, with the Festival of Lights ending before the full force of the Christmas season even arrived. The way its celebrated in [...]

It only took Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the GOP-dominated state legislature mere hours to effectively dismantle more than a century of workers’ rights in the cradle of union [...]

Pop quiz: what global vacation destination penalizes atheism with… The death penalty? Which American states prohibit non-believers from holding public office… in 2012? You’ll get the [...]

The Rev. Cody Sanders writes widely on the ongoing tragedy of LGBTQ suicide in this country. Most recently, he authored a compelling article in Religion Dispatches Magazine, “Queer Suicide [...]

Dr. Mark Van Stone is a preeminent expert on ancient Maya art and civilization. So who better to ask if there’s even a point to Christmas Shopping this year? Hear the definitive answer [...]

What is it about the idea of impending doom that seems to hold an attraction for so many of us? Whether it’s the Maya prediction, the “fiscal cliff” rhetoric, Y2k, or some other [...]

The “fiscal cliff” stalemate in Washington is 100% manmade. And although it makes for some exciting debate for the political talking heads, the threat of severe austerity measures as [...]

All Saints Church and MPAC Long at the forefront of interfaith cooperation, All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, invited the Muslim Public Affairs Council to hold its annual convention at [...]

On December 18, PBS is airing a new historical documentary produced and directed by Lee Groberg, who talks about the film on State of Belief this week. That documentary — “First [...]