Politics & Society
How faith-based organizing helped end money bail in Illinois
The Bible provided some healthy agitation as we built coalitions to literally set the captives free.
Is there any hope for a just peace in Israel and Palestine?
A two-state solution seems as far off as ever. It’s also the only viable way forward.
Deconstructing the Republican Jesus
Biblical scholar Tony Keddie shows how the conservative movement enlisted the Bible to help its cause.
Centering the sacred work of spiritual direction for people of color
“Breath is how I bring myself back to God. My breath is my sacred word.”
Homeless people get organized—and radical
In Tacoma, Minneapolis, and elsewhere, people without housing have taken over buildings.
How did abortion become legal in majority-Catholic Argentina?
In Latin America, faith and politics are being disentangled.
State anti-trans bills aren’t just culture wars skirmishes
They’re acts of harm against living, breathing people.
The White Rose movement in graphic novel form
Andrea Ciponte has found an ideal genre for telling the Scholl siblings’ story.
A book on climate change that’s neither preachy nor hopeless
Raised on a farm, scientist Hope Jahren offers clear, concise, and credible explanations.
Lupin and The Bureau toy with the fantasy of the master-hero
What happens when a genre series is detached from its White colonialist context?
The generations of hurt that the Chauvin conviction can’t heal
We are disguising our collective wounds instead of treating them.
Emptying the tombs of the city jail
“There’s a group of people outside,” I said through the intercom, “and they’ve raised money for your bail.”
What kind of justice did Derek Chauvin’s trial achieve?
The verdict of a court is not the final verdict of a society.
How Quebec went from one of the most religious societies to one of the least
Americans don’t have to look as far away as Europe for an example of how quickly secularization can come.
How a small group of activists took down the mining company destroying a Salvadoran watershed
This time, David beat Goliath.
The Derek Chauvin trial held one bad-apple cop accountable
But what about the rest of the barrel?
Iconographer Kelly Latimore sees God in plain sight
“People asked, ‘Is it George Floyd or Jesus?’ My answer was yes.”
Eastern University has served as the evangelical left’s laboratory
The school has produced limited doctrinal controversy—and a lot of prominent advocates for justice.