Tim Markatos

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Tim Markatos is a writer, designer, and photographer living in Washington, D.C.

Must Reads

Politics

The Birth of Social Democracy

Democratic socialism, increasingly appealing to young people today, extends democracy into the economic realm. The idea’s not new; we need to explore its history.
By Gary Dorrien
April 8, 2019
Culture

Envisioning the Afterlife

What is the afterlife? How do we value lives different from our own? We can’t know what comes next, but philosophy urges us to confront the questions.
By Meghan Sullivan
April 9, 2019
Culture

A Joy, Not a Nuisance

People with disabilities present us with a mystery, Jean Vanier once explained; they are the very presence of Jesus. There is something particular in their kindness.
By Michael W. Higgins
December 15, 2015
Books

A Relentless Interrogator

A new collection of essays by the famed New Yorker critic Janet Malcolm evinces her winning enthusiasm for the idiosyncratic and esoteric.
By Paul Baumann
March 21, 2019
Collections

The Church in Asia

As Christianity and Catholicism expand in Asia, we’ve put together a collection of Commonweal’s best writing on the subject.
By The Editors
April 17, 2019
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