Poverty
The Resurgent Progressives
The re-emergence of a Democratic left will be one of the major stories of 2014. Moderates, don’t be alarmed: Its return is good news for the political center.
Share & Share Alike
What does it mean to separate oneself entirely from the law’s precepts by embracing radical poverty as a form of life?
Minimal Wages
The argument for raising the minimum wage is as much moral as economic; it is an argument about fairness and the dignity of labor.
The Shutdown’s Real Goal
Battles over budgets and Obamacare involve a showdown over the role of government in stemming rising inequality and making our country a more fair and decent place.
A Language of Solidarity
Robert N. Bellah, who died in July, was a contributor to Commonweal for more than twenty years. Here are excerpts from some of his articles.
The Last Word | Out of Sight
For the Romans, 'luxuria' was the near-equivalent of Greek hubris. It has behind it the imagery of material excess leading to a diminished sense of cause and effect.
Lawyer Up the Prey
Lenders are often allowed to foreclose without significant judicial involvement, putting the burden on homeowners to prove the lender is not entitled to do so.
'Like a Shadow'
I have attended many births but this was the first time I had to help a woman deliver a baby we both knew would be dead.
Boehner's House Implodes
Our ability to govern ourselves is being brought low by a brew of right-wing ideology and a shockingly cruel attitude toward the poor on the part of the GOP.
A Bronx Tale
When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently remarked from the bench that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 perpetuated “racial entitlement,” his fellow Justice...
Why ‘Francis’?
Of the many virtues associated with St. Francis of Assisi, humility was the first to occur to me as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stood before the multitude for...
Bridge Builder
Anyone who followed media coverage of the papal conclave that elected the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, couldn’t help noticing that the...
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