If the problem is religious polarization and inequality, isn’t the solution secular governance? Secularism, after all, promises the equality of citizens regardless of religious affiliation. In a 2016 interview, Saba Mahmood argued that modern secular governance, contrary to its grand claims, has in fact exacerbated religious inequalities. It has also, she said, constrained our political … Continued


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Democracy Now! – November 24, 2025

ON TODAY’S SHOW: From Affordability to Genocide, Trump-Mamdani Meeting at White House Was Full of Surprises Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.


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Trump’s Decades-Long Obsession With Getting On the Forbes 400 List and How Much Saudi Money Has Lined His Pockets–Musk’s $Trillion Payday and How Billionaires Donated 1 in 13 Dollars Spent in the Last Election–Trump is Shoving Putin’s Wish List Down Zelensky’s Throat With a Thursday Deadline to Capitulate

Trump’s Decades-Long Obsession With Getting On the Forbes 400 List and How Much Saudi Money Has Lined His Pockets We begin with Trump and his family’s monetization of the presidency and U.S. foreign policy as witnessed this week with the White House state visit of Saudi Arabia’s previously-shunned Crown Prince. Joining us to assess how … Continued