How should we answer calls to ‘defund the police’? To start, we must begin meeting urgent social needs instead of reflexively resorting to arrest and prosecution.
We are and always will be vulnerable in some ways. But this does not excuse the short-sighted policy decisions that unnecessarily increased our fragility.
The coronavirus crisis will likely demand the kind of collective sacrifice not seen since World War II. It will also challenge how we live together in society.
Trump’s budget proposes deep cuts to social and environmental programs and increased military spending, prioritizing vanity projects over people’s welfare.
Just what is Trump trying to do with Iran—and are there any limits to how he might try to achieve his aims? Congress needs to find out, and rein him in.
The gift of the Holy Spirit allows us to passionately fight for the peace of Christ, a peace far greater than the one offered by oppressive authorities.
George Scialabba has provided not just a profound account of depression, but a reminder of how precarious our lives can be, and how much we need each other.
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