Young people today are skeptical of institutions and have lower levels of trust in traditional kinds of authority. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
A collection of Commonweal’s writing about ‘Fratelli tutti,’ Pope Francis’s most recent papal encyclical, including the symposium from the December 2020 issue.
The best way to prevent a return of Trumpism (or Trump himself) is for President Biden to champion the American worker through bold policies and appointments.
“Some days, although we cannot pray—because we are too busy, or because we are in too much pain, or simply because the words will not come—a prayer utters itself.”
Charter schools are often touted as revolutionary solutions to public school problems. But these schools have sidelined both Black communities and teachers.
For John Cottingham, theism provides a framework for consciousness and morality. Belief is thus a live option for thoughtful, intellectually responsible people.
Joe Biden’s Irish-Catholic background and personal experience of suffering have made him an eloquent and empathetic mourner for people across the political spectrum.
Our immigration system is fundamentally unjust. It has corrosive effects on everyone who participates in it, and it is only getting worse under Donald Trump.
