Economy
A Language of Solidarity
Robert N. Bellah, who died in July, was a contributor to Commonweal for more than twenty years. Here are excerpts from some of his articles.
A Dying Concept
The conviction is new that the exclusive purpose of the business corporation is to profit its professional managers and stockholders.
Lawyer Up the Prey
Lenders are often allowed to foreclose without significant judicial involvement, putting the burden on homeowners to prove the lender is not entitled to do so.
Rotten
Tax evasion is a serious crime. But many business leaders, along with some politicians, seem to consider tax avoidance as American as Apple Inc.
Service Entrance
It’s time to take another look at the idea of national service, which could revitalize the country and relieve the economic pressure on its youth.
Help, Not Ideology
Disaster relief is not a slam dunk anymore because an issue of basic decency has become entangled with a renewed assault on federal power.
Is Democracy in Trouble?
We know American politics are dysfunctional. But after a week of scandal obsession during which the nation's capital and the media virtually ignored the problems...
Mark Sanford's Appalachian Spring
"I want to publicly acknowledge God's role in all of this," declared a victorious Mark Sanford as he celebrated an unlikely political rebirth Tuesday...
Obama's Wake-Up Call
President Obama got roughed up by the pundit class last week. The question is what lessons he draws from the going-over. Here's one he should take: The nation...
Great Exhortations
More than any other recent U.S. president, Barack Obama has succeeded in puzzling the pundits. His imperturbability and coolly analytical style have led even such...
Obama Needs to Hope Again
If a president finds himself in the role of a political scientist, he has a problem -- even when his political science lesson is 100 percent accurate.
When...
The Economic Whodunit
The policy mystery of our time is why politicians in the United States and across much of the democratic world are so obsessed with deficits when their primary...
