Politics & Society
December 12, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)
The first step of repentance is telling the truth about ourselves.
Understanding Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett
Fiercely Zionist yet pragmatic. Bold but not charismatic. The independent leader of a disparate coalition.
Our social contract needs to be renewed
Economist Minouche Shafik puts public policy at the heart of her vision.
Pure justice is an idol
Atop the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, Lady Justice presides over a long history of injustices.
What would it take for #CurriculumSoWhite to stop trending?
According to Bree Picower, it starts with the teachers—80 percent of whom are White.
At Tijuana shelter Casa del Migrante, every meal is holy
I take the morning shift to give the longer-term volunteers a few hours of rest.
Why do we teach history?
Behind the curriculum debates lurks a deeper question about what it means to form citizens.
Whiteness rooted in place
“All of our efforts at changing the social fabric of this country must begin with changing the geographic fabric.”
The religious fundamentalism that fuels the US-Iran oil standoff
What did the Moral Majority and the Islamic Revolution have in common?
I just can’t quit Facebook
Yes, it’s harmful to children, democracy, and much more. It also makes my life better.
The recent increase in SNAP benefits was long overdue
Food stamps may be the most effective tool we have for fighting domestic poverty.
American Christians tend to imagine a God who thinks and looks like us
How do you see the face we cannot see?
Monique W. Morris’s advocacy for Black girls and educational equity
The world sees Black girls as dangerous. Morris shows them that they are scholars.
The war for Africa’s holy land
Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, is in turmoil.
Take & Read: American religious history
Five new books about myths and narratives that shape religion in the United States
Take & Read: Global Christianity
Five new books about the lives and faith of Christians around the world
For Haitian migrants, temporary protected status is not enough
TPS is a short-term solution to an enduring problem rooted in centuries of Haitian history.
An evangelical Christian argument for reparations
Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson want to talk about theft.
Whose religious freedom is at stake with Texas’s new abortion law?
Some rabbis are claiming that SB 8 violates the obligations of their faith.