We need a truly international reckoning with the fact of mass migration, one in which wealthy countries actually confront climate change and food insecurity.
The United States needs a vibrant, thoughtful democratic-socialist presence. One that knows what it stands for, and one with a tragic sense of its own history.
Endless military adventurism abroad and wasteful spending at home has made the United States weaker, not stronger. We need to make better use of the federal budget.
We need a truly international reckoning with the fact of mass migration, one in which wealthy countries actually confront climate change and food insecurity.
Poet and novelist Fanny Howe is an experimental writer’s experimental writer, the author of dozens of books, one who remains publicly, committedly Catholic.
Commonweal writers have long engaged with the church’s stance on labor rights, worker justice, and income inequality. Here are the best pieces from our archives.
