Article Contending Aims, Contending Claims Criticism of cultural appropriation is all the rage, but what about its effects on artistic freedom?By Rand Richards CooperJuly 17, 2018 Music Stage Books Social Justice
Article ‘Eat the Chard, Say a Hail Mary’ Stephen Karam, author of the acclaimed Broadway play "The Humans," talks about compassion, Chekhov, and how faith and fear figure into his work.By Mollie Wilson O'ReillyFebruary 25, 2016 Profiles Stage Web Exclusive
Article The Year of Lear You don’t need to be a thespian to appreciate James Shapiro's "Year of Lear"—a brilliant, meticulously researched history of social tensions that inspired the play. By Celia WrenOctober 8, 2015 Art Books Ethics Poetry Stage War and Peace
PoliticsA Crisis Gone to Waste Any politician who believes that Washington has been too hard on Wall Street is mistaken, and should be firmly corrected by voters this NovemberBy The EditorsSeptember 18, 2018
ReligionTime to Leave? In the face of the church's manifold sins, we stay because we long for what the church teaches about human life to be trueBy Paul BaumannSeptember 23, 2018
CultureLady Sings the Chants A new book explores the thick atmosphere of religion surrounding Billie Holiday, tracing the fluid relations of music and faithBy Katherine LuckySeptember 7, 2018
BooksThings Fall Apart A new book tracks the decline of the American middle class over the past few decades, but offers few solutions for building a better futureBy Regina MunchSeptember 12, 2018
CollectionsSee, Judge, Act A collection of Commonweal’s coverage of liberation theology, 50 years after the extraordinary bishops’ conference at MedellínBy The EditorsAugust 24, 2018
