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Can Trump’s Hard-Core Fans Be Deradicalized?
This article originally appeared on thedailybeast.com When the president spews racism or violence,...
An Alienated Culture Grooms Women for Cults
This article originally appeared on truthdig.com Pixabay Maggie was born into a religious cult...
What Kind of Person Would Join a Sex Cult?
This article originally appeared on thecut.com Photo: Keith Raniere Conversations/Youtube In...
Why You’re Closer To Joining A Cult Than You Think
This article originally appeared on Refinery29.com The story of Nxivm is as disturbing and...
The Cult That Sold #Empowerment
This article originally appeared on Glamour.com NXIVM turned women into slaves, branded members...
Nxivm leader’s trial opens: Women who belonged to inner circle might testify
This article originally appeared on CNN.com on May 7, 2019 (CNN) — The members of the upstate New...
How To Tell A Cult From A Religion?
Originally shared on Refinery29. It's no coincidence that so many cults align themselves with...
An Expert Weighs In: Can Certain Workouts Be Considered Cults?
During my first week at Competitor in June, there was a lot of...
Cults Today: A New Social-Psychological Perspective
Cults did not fade away (as some would like to believe) with the passing of the 1960s and ’70s,...
Women share their real-life horror stories of surviving a cult
Emma Cline's "The Girls" instantly cemented her as a literary darling. The sixties-infused fiction...
On the Brainwashing Controversy
On the Brainwashing Controversy by Janja Lalich, Ph.D. DO NOT CITE OR REPRINT WITHOUT AUTHOR’S...
Declaration for Ananda Trial
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO DECLARATION OF JANJA LALICH...