Max Foley-Keene

Max Foley-Keene is a doctoral student in political science at Brown University, and a former Commonweal intern.

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Beyond Growth

The planet cannot provide the endless growth capitalism demands. A new book explores an economic reordering that could move us toward a sustainable future.

November 4, 2020

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The Education of a Wonk

By implementing Ezra Klein’s recommendations, we certainly would have a marginally more functional political system. But would it be more just?

February 20, 2020

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The Nordic Welfare Model

Decades of neoliberalism have rendered the American left understandably wary of welfare benefits for all, not just the poor. But Scandinavia shows that it works.

October 22, 2019

Must Reads

Politics

Tell Me Your Story

For Maria Hinojosa, journalism requires shedding light on the people who have been ignored by mainstream narratives.

By Regina Munch

April 6, 2021

Religion

What We’ve Been Missing

This year has taught us in an unprecedented way what it means to hope for resurrection.

By Roberto J. De La Noval

April 3, 2021

Culture

The House of Merrill

Letters from James Merrill and verse from poets who follow him, all exploring arcana with surprising rhymes and intricate musicality.

By Anthony Domestico

April 9, 2021

Books

Hope for Suffering Souls

Kirstin Valdez Quade’s new novel centers around the radical promise of the Crucifixion.

By Valerie Sayers

March 30, 2021

Books

‘A Providentialism Without God’

Three new books interrogate America’s most cherished illusion.

By Eugene McCarraher

March 29, 2021

Collections

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.

By The Editors

April 7, 2021