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The Public Eye, Fall 2015

PRA economic researcher Mariya Strauss discusses how the Corporate Right cloaks its agenda by using the messaging of the Religious Right. Gabriel Joffe exposes the right-wing manipulation of AP U.S. History curriculum, and on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrine, Dani McClain interviews activist Shana Griffin about how housing policies have been used to displace people of color in New Orleans.

In this issue

"Faith-Washing" Right-Wing Economics

How the Right is Marketing Medicare's Demise

Koch-funded theologians have developed a scripture-based argument to address populist anger over economic inequality, blending the Christian Right’s traditional Calvinist hierarchies with an economically Darwinist framework that says it is correct…

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History Wars Exposed

Right-Wing Influence in APUSH Curriculum Update
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On July 30, 2015, the College Board, creators of college-level curricula and testing for high school students, released an update to its Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) course. The revision came after what had already been a two-year battle…

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Policies That Make People Disappear

Activist Shana Griffin on Post-Katrina New Orleans Housing
Protesters holding a sign that says "Make this neighborhood mixed income"

Rep. Richard H. Baker, a Republican congressman from Baton Rouge, was quoted as telling lobbyists in September 2005, “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did.”

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The Art of Activism: Amelia Spinney

Influential figures pour resources into the Church, with representation of tax cuts for the rich and budget cuts for Medicare.

Amelia Spinney, a visual artist and arts educator in the greater Boston area, created the cover image for the Fall 2015 issue of The Public Eye. Spinney describes being politicized as an artist and a person in two particular moments. When they were…

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