From the Editors
Repenting for sexual abuse isn't a distraction from the church's work
It is the church's work.
A small, courageous protest of Putin
At the World Cup, Pussy Riot opened a window on authoritarianism.
Our transnational institutions are flawed—and necessary
Global cooperation is important.
The Supreme Court finally rejected the Japanese internment—in the course of upholding Trump's Muslim travel ban
The decision says that Korematsu v. United States was wrong. Does it matter?
No tolerance for zero tolerance
The Trump administration's treatment of vulnerable migrants—particularly children—is neither fair nor humane.
If Trump were a liberal, would liberal Christians resist him?
White evangelical political loyalties and their lessons for the rest of us
NFL players are human beings with rights
The league—and many fans—treat them as cogs without agency.
The social safety net helps people work. Work requirements get this backwards.
Making work a prerequisite for benefits is costly, inefficient, and ineffective.
The U.S. needs to accept more refugees
There's one clear way the world can help the Syrian people. The Trump administration is doing the opposite.
Public education is a public good
State governments have been cutting funding for schools. Many teachers have had enough.
Why this gun-control movement might be different
The March for Our Lives activists are avoiding some of the patterns that have paralyzed previous efforts.
Half a century after the Kerner report, Americans are still separate and unequal
The problem isn't that government efforts to address inequality don't work. It's that they were only haltingly tried.
Medicare (access) for all
A new plan from the Center for American Progress shows how health-care reform could go big—while also limiting the mess it makes.
The binary logic of pro-life vs. pro-choice
Most Americans aren't abortion absolutists. The available political options don't reflect this.
What's behind our arguments about immigration?
When we talk about the immigration rate, we're really talking about our most fundamental fears and beliefs.
Our responsibility to Salvadoran immigrants
In the 1980s, the U.S. didn’t cite "America first" and stay out of El Salvador's civil war.
The government needs to address the opioid crisis—and that takes money
It's not enough to restrict the supply of pills. We need long-term treatment for people who are addicted, and we need to pay for it.
Middle-class tax cuts? Give us a break.
The new tax law reveals the cynicism and greed of GOP leaders.
If Congress can afford corporate tax cuts, it can afford children's health care
Both parties say they support the Children's Health Insurance Program. So why isn't it funded?
Some bright spots in 2017
A year after the election, we decided to look for signs of hope. We found them all around us.