The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/category/politics/page/6)
It has been 88 days since Helene. Some days, it feels like years since the flooding, mudslides, and high winds forever altered Swannanoa’s landscape and the lifescapes of the people who live here. On other days, it feels as though it were surely only yesterday that she tore through these mountains.
New research on the origins of Stonehenge suggests that building the monument may have had political as well as religious motivations for unifying the people of the region.
In Bolivia’s highland city of El Alto, a row of vibrantly-colored cliff-side homes is the center of a stand-off between traditional healers and city officials, as experts warn that ongoing erosion has made the situation increasingly dire while residents refuse to abandon their residences.
For years, the Pagan organization Romuva has has sought recognition by the Lithuanian state, but the legislature repeatedly rejected its bids – even after the European Court of Human Rights declared the state was violating religious liberty. But following October elections, a new legislature has finally recognized the religion.
Weekend editor Eric O. Scott reviews last week’s oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, emphasizing the critical role our community must play as a bulwark against oppression.
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