Article False Choices Defending Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb misrepresents both history and moral decision-making. By John Schwenkler & Mark SouvaOctober 14, 2020 Japan War and Peace Foreign Affairs
Article Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? A historic judgment by the World Court could prevent future acts of violence against the Rohingya.By Paul C. SaundersOctober 13, 2020 Foreign Affairs Asia Politics
Article What Do the Mapuche People Want from Chile? Fr. Carlos Bresciani, SJ, speaks about the Mapuche demand for political recognition by the Chilean government.By Santiago RamosOctober 12, 2020 Foreign Affairs Latin America Interviews
Article Saved by the Bomb? The complexity of the decision to drop the atom bomb forces us to grapple with our principles and priorities.By Paul BaumannOctober 8, 2020 War and Peace Foreign Affairs Japan
Article Teetering on the Edge The ongoing social and environmental destruction of Amazonia is not just a local or South American problem. It’s a global one. By Bryan P. Galligan, SJOctober 6, 2020 Foreign Affairs Climate Change Coronavirus
Article Cardinal Becciu, and Beyond What might the firing of the powerful prelate signify about Francis’s approach to curial reform?By Massimo FaggioliOctober 1, 2020 Pope Francis Bishops Foreign Affairs
PoliticsWill a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile? Mass demonstrators want to re-legitimize, reconstruct, and reconfigure Chile’s political foundation. But first, Chile must get past the pandemic.By Santiago RamosSeptember 1, 2020
ReligionPope Francis’s Call to Fraternity At the core of ‘Fratelli tutti’ is Francis’s conviction that the world is fast losing its sense of the oneness of the human family. By Austen IvereighOctober 4, 2020
CultureDrinking Alone Moving to a Rust Belt town taught me that real solidarity is harder than it looks.By Jonathan MalesicJuly 13, 2020
BooksD. H. Lawrence, Arch-Heretic Nature is central to this collection of D. H. Lawrence’s nonfiction, from New Mexican deserts to flowering Tuscan hills. By George ScialabbaOctober 10, 2020
CollectionsThe 2020 Presidential Election Amid the confusion created by the pandemic, one thing is clear: the 2020 election will be unlike any other. Here’s some of Commonweal’s best writing on the subject.By The EditorsSeptember 11, 2020
