From the Editors
The filibuster is bad for democracy
No matter which party controls the Senate
Looking to Advent as we grieve our COVID-19 dead
Lament and longing can be companions.
Trump’s refugee policy is a miserable moral failure
So is our nation’s long history of choosing economic success over global equity, safety, and wellbeing.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows that Trump simply isn’t governing
And it isn’t partisan to say that a president who can’t or won’t do his job should be replaced by one who can and will.
Police shouldn’t be the first responders for mental health crises
When they are, the result can be deadly.
Trump’s eviction moratorium doesn’t help tenants pay their rent or landlords pay their mortgages
A real solution would require a large infusion of cash.
From black and white to Black and White
Why we’re capitalizing terms for racial identity
Why is the Border Patrol undermining humanitarian aid efforts at the southern border?
In July, agents raided a No More Deaths aid station—and 26 bodies were found in the desert.
Why the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is necessary
“The vote is precious,” said Lewis. Fifty-five years after Bloody Sunday and the Voting Rights Act, many Americans remain disenfranchised.
How local activists shut down the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The stakes were high for those in the pipeline’s path—and they fought accordingly.
Why is Betsy DeVos taking CARES funding from underprivileged schools and giving it to private schools?
Our nation’s public schoolchildren deserve better.
Gorsuch’s textualism promoted justice for LGBTQ people—this time
Why we can’t rely on this or any other hermeneutical principle
The urgent need for deep changes in American policing
Are the police meant to protect people? Or to fight them?
Political attacks on the US Postal Service threaten more than just the mail
Democracy, equality, and opportunity are at risk.
How can we begin to untangle ourselves from the demands of whiteness?
Being open to changes of mind and heart is a necessary first step.
Bold economic intervention shouldn’t require a pandemic
It turns out the government can take big action to help people.
Wisconsin’s voting problems began long before the pandemic
Those in power have been working for years to prevent votes from counting.
10 years into the Affordable Care Act, a pandemic exposes its limits
The ACA never attempted the kind of structural reform our health-care system needs.
Staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
What does it mean to be the church when we can’t be together?
L’Arche’s values of accompaniment, vulnerability, and mutuality are bigger than Jean Vanier
Such values have shadow sides. They are also desperately needed in the world.