Article Right-to-Reply Laws From the Archives: Do people have the right to defend themselves in the very publications that attack them? By Thomas Powers November 14, 2023 From the Archives Supreme Court
Article The Israel-Palestine Conflict A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009 By The Editors November 14, 2023 Middle East Foreign Affairs War and Peace
Article Breukelein Institute honors ‘Commonweal’ with Gaudium Award of Merit ‘Commonweal’ is recognized with the Gaudium Award of Merit for its joyful and creative commitment to good works. By The Editors November 13, 2023 News
Article Trump’s Trials The poetry of election night gave way to a stark political reality: Donald Trump remains a grave threat, and he is hardly ready to exit the stage. By Miles Doyle November 13, 2023 Politics Donald Trump
Article An Awakening Universe Human thought marks nature coming to know itself. As stewards of creation, we are also stewards of consciousness. By John F. Haught November 12, 2023 Science Spirituality Technology
Article St. Francis Sings It is possible that Francis wanted to hear his ‘Canticle of the Sun’ endlessly simply because he was so proud of it. By KATHLEEN BRADY November 12, 2023 Religion Music The Last Word
Article Griffin Oleynick Interviews Danielle Chapman at the Release of Her New Book, 'Holler' The conversation included a reading from Danielle and a Q&A about 'Holler,' a memoir "as devastating as American history itself." By The Editors November 10, 2023 News
Article Thirty Days in Jerusalem "There’s regular routine. There’s emergency routine. And there is wartime routine. The only thing I know about this routine is that it’s never routine." By Abi Dauber Sterne November 10, 2023 War and Peace Middle East
Article The Israel-Gaza War Will Fail The war in Gaza demonstrates that there is no military solution to the conundrum stemming from the creation of the Jewish State in 1948. By Andrew J. Bacevich November 10, 2023 Middle East Politics International
Saving Liberalism On this episode, political theorist Samuel Moyn explains why liberalism should return to its egalitarian and emancipatory roots. Philosophy Politics
Feature From Bernalda to Bleecker St. Fr. Luigi Portarulo has breathed new life into an Italian-American parish in Greenwich Village. By Helene Stapinski November 9, 2023 U.S. Catholicism Priesthood Vatican
Article Posthumanism’s Revolt Against Responsibility Antihumanism and transhumanism erode social responsibility and embolden the people destroying our planet. By Nolen Gertz November 9, 2023 Technology Politics Climate Change
Article Getting Through Life Aki Kaurismäki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ displays the director's wry humor, spare style, and focus on social inequality. By Alexander Stern November 8, 2023 Movies Arts
Article The Synodal Journey Continues The good news is that we are still a Vatican II Church: thanks to Francis, efforts by some to shape the Church in an anti-conciliar way have failed. By Massimo Faggioli November 8, 2023 Synodality Pope Francis Bishops
Article A Good Start for the Synod... The Synod recognized the urgency of including women more fully in the Church, but its conclusions left much to be desired. By Frank Brennan November 8, 2023 Synodality Women in the Church Bishops