From the Editors
The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
The point of talking about reparations is to reckon with generations of racial injustice
HR 40 is about more than money. It’s about grappling with history.
Why the Green New Deal needs to be so big
We’re long past the time for gradual changes.
Imagination is at the heart of faith
It’s not that we lack information about religion. It’s that we don’t deeply inhabit the religious stories we do know.
The Mueller report is in. Now it’s up to Congress.
But first, they need all 400 pages.
A model apology from a sinner-saint
An ELCA bishop apologized for sexist comments he made—without claiming that they were out of character.
The right to vote only matters if it’s enforced
The voting rights provisions of the “For the People Act” should be uncontroversial.
Convicted for taking water to thirsty people
The No More Deaths volunteers were imitating the logic of the incarnation.
The shutdown shows why governing by symbol doesn’t work
The border wall means a lot to Trump. It means very little for public policy.
A first step toward treating offenders like humans
The new criminal justice law is modest. But it may signal a shifting narrative.
Finance capitalism is bad for business
The fall of Sears reflects larger problems with how corporations are run.
Facing down ICE in North Carolina
When agents came for Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 27 of his church friends stood in their way.
Signs in the fiery California sky
Climate science is apocalyptic: it reveals fundamental truths.
The caravan is an exodus
The migrants have bigger concerns than U.S. policy. They know the terrors they are fleeing.
What justice for Laquan McDonald could look like
It took public pressure to convict Jason Van Dyke. It will take more pressure to reform the police.
The power of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony
Ford inspired survivors to tell their own stories of sexual violence. It’s up to the rest of us to respond.
Before impeachment comes congressional oversight
So far this Congress has hardly bothered to exercise it.
A pivotal moment at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings
If the judge is a person of strong moral character, he should demonstrate that.
The downside of an up market
The soaring stock market has increased U.S. wealth—and inequality.