May 2024

Article

Grocery Profiteering

While consumers continue to struggle, grocery chains have used Covid as an excuse to raise profit margins.

By Regina Munch

May 8, 2024

Politics

Coronavirus

Economy

Article

The ‘Anti-Catholic Memo’ That Wasn’t

How should we understand the "anti-Catholic" memo—and the reaction to it?

By Paul Moses

May 7, 2024

Religion

Politics

Article

Jimmy Breslin’s New York

It's hard to imagine any writer today commanding the kind of popular attention Jimmy Breslin once did.

By Dominic Preziosi

May 6, 2024

Books

Politics

Article

Distorting the Gospel

The subordination of women is intimately intertwined with the colonial mindset of the Church. How can we address both together?

By Teresa Delgado

May 4, 2024

Article

Apple’s Vision Pro Portends a Dark Future

Apple's Vision Pro signals that the tech industry will keep trying to strip-mine human consciousness for value no matter the consequences.

By Alexander Stern

May 3, 2024

Culture

Technology

Judaism’s Loving Heart

On this episode, Rabbi Shai Held explains how Jewish theology, spirituality, and ethics emerge as free responses to a loving God.

Spirituality

Jewish-Christian Relations

Article

The Invisible Owners

To what extent is the fate of the planet in the hands of asset managers?

By Gareth Dale

May 2, 2024

Books

Economy

Politics

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