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

‘No Tenemos Miedo’

The protests in Cuba may provide an opportunity for Cuban citizens to empower themselves, if they are properly supported.

By Alejandro Anreus

July 28, 2021

Religion

A Living Catholic Tradition

With his latest motu proprio, Pope Francis confirms the reformed liturgy as normative for the whole Church, reaffirming the Second Vatican Council.

By Rita Ferrone

July 23, 2021

Culture

‘When Black Was Born’

A new documentary explores the power of Black music at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969.

By Clifford Thompson

August 1, 2021

Books

Seen and Not Seen

Helen Oyeyemi’s latest novel, ‘Peaces,’ is a work of imaginative exuberance, at once absurd and moving.

By Phil Christman

July 25, 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

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Fiction in Commonweal

To celebrate the publication our summer fiction issue, a new collection of short stories from our archives.

By The Editors

July 30, 2019