Article The Truest of Texas Troubadours “What set Billy Joe Shaver apart is that he never flinched, as an artist or as a man.”By Matthew SitmanOctober 29, 2020 Music Death and Dying
Article Soundtrack to an Encyclical León Gieco’s Argentinian protest anthem might help us understand ‘Fratelli tutti.’ By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsOctober 29, 2020 Pope Francis Latin America Music Fratelli tutti
Article No Planet B Our dysfunctional relationship with the planet has found its way into art. Here, music for the climate apocalypse.By Max Foley-Keene & Nicole-Ann LoboSeptember 11, 2020 Climate Change Music Media
Article Punk & Protest The rowdy solidarity of punk music, sometimes tempered by humor and other times by tenderness, is the perfect music for airing political grievances.By Max Foley-Keene & Nicole-Ann LoboAugust 24, 2020 Music Media Social Justice
Article Jazz Vespers During lockdown, daily concerts from balconies in Brooklyn created a welcome ritual that shaped the endless days and strengthened the community.By David GibsonAugust 12, 2020 Music Liturgy Coronavirus
Article Summer Soundtrack In a new series, two friends who like good tunes put music in dialogue with some of the issues we face in our tumultuous times. This time, it’s race.By Max Foley-Keene & Nicole-Ann LoboAugust 7, 2020 Music Race Social Justice
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023
