Ryan was a bit of a skeptic in his way, rejecting, or at least being indifferent to, church teachings that didn’t arise from identification with the poor.
For progressive DAs, being ‘tough on crime’ is a thing of the past. They’re rejecting Trump’s politics of fear in favor of fairness, rehabilitation, and community.
The Trump administration’s decision to cut SNAP benefits isn’t just stupid. It’s cruel. Ignoring the real conditions of poverty is a grave moral error.
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.
