Politics & Society
The federal death penalty and the Trump administration’s last-minute killing spree
The first federal execution in 17 years took place last summer. Twelve more followed.
Rebuilding refugee resettlement to make it better than it was under Trump—or Obama
“The last four years were incredibly hard. But we also know that the system was not perfect four years ago.”
The crumbling myth of American exceptionalism
To believe that moral values and virtuous leadership are self-enforcing is to fool ourselves.
Why The Crown is so fascinating to a world in perpetual crisis
As the series drifts, it mimics the drift of the monarchy itself—and of other institutions.
In Eugene, civilian response workers are dispatched to nonviolent crises
CAHOOTS is providing a model for rethinking public safety.
A history of the Pilgrims that neither idolizes nor demonizes them
Historian John Turner tells the story of Plymouth Colony with nuance and care.
“Why didn’t Jesus come as a woman?” asked my daughter
I didn’t know how to answer, but I do know that the gendering of God has real-world consequences.
The theological work of antiracism needs to include lament
The Bible shows us what to do with our frustration, outrage, and complicity.
In search of sanctuary
When my church opened its doors to an immigrant family, we had to reimagine the meaning of sacred space.
At the US Capitol, pro-Trump extremists laid siege to democracy
Democracy is fragile. But the things that make it fragile are the same things that give it power.
A US son of Salvadoran parents explores his complex identity
Roberto Lovato’s harrowing memoir is a process of personal and collective unveiling.
Why some young Black Christians are practicing hoodoo
The ancestral religious practices of the African diaspora were forced underground by the White church.
What can Biden do without cooperation from Congress?
Lots of things. Here are a few priorities.
Finding a way forward after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh
A collection of remembrances that bind the living and the dead
Tending love in a time of trauma
My mother grew up in a violent home. But violence was not the totality of her life.
What Native American political systems can teach us about power and truth telling
My Choctaw ancestors understood the cost of lies.