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Religious right’s latest attack on working women’s privacy reaches Supreme Court

March 30, 2016 By David Sobelsohn

The latest religious-based challenge to contraceptive care has hit the Supreme Court.

Hilarity and tragedy: The Jewish holiday of Purim 5776/2016

March 23, 2016 By Special to People’s World

Purim festivities emphasize the historic struggle of a people for survival and pride, and this takeaway from the holiday can't be forgotten.

Black Radical Tradition conference features Dr. Cornel West, other activists

January 29, 2016 By James Bradford

A steering committee including grassroots activists, organizers, educators, scholars, and faith leaders, convened a conference on the Black Radical Tradition.

In Bay Area, leaders of many faiths condemn Islamophobia

December 28, 2015 By Henry Millstein

Expressing solidarity with Muslims under attack, he declared, "If any mother has to fear for her child going to school, our community has failed."

Question: What is Hanukkah really all about?

December 7, 2015 By Ari Goldman

There's no mystery in understanding why Jews, and perhaps most peoples, celebrate a holiday of light at the time of the winter solstice.