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Politics & Society Features
January 19, 2022
To secure a more promising tomorrow, institutional presidents should reclaim a commitment central to the founding of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States: a special focus on the needs and the dignity of the marginalized.
Politics & Society Short Take
February 10, 2021
Pope Francis challenges us to reject the selfishness of fake populism, write two veterans of social justice campaigns. Community organizing can help us build a different kind of politics.
Boston College will address structural racism through its Forum on Racial Justice in America. (Photo courtesy of Boston College) 
Politics & Society Last Take
July 17, 2020
Structural racism must be addressed as a collective, not only an individual, responsibility. A new project at Boston College tackles this challenge. Its inaugural director, Vincent Rougeau, explains.
GOOD POINT. President Barack Obama and Representative John Lewis tour the Cornerstones of Civil Rights exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library.
June 24, 2014
Few societies in modern history have been more invested in the social construct of race than the United States. The perpetuation of race-based chattel slavery in a nation founded on radical notions of individual freedom fueled enduring, albeit simplistic, dualities around the concepts of “blac
August 13, 2012
Bringing morality into the voting booth
Books
May 23, 2011
Martha Nussbaum's new book looks at the "human development approach" to social development.
Books
April 12, 2010
Thea Bowmans struggle to open the Catholic Church to African-American spirituality.
February 16, 2009
Race, religion and the 2008 election
Books
May 19, 2008
Martha Nussbaum's 'Liberty of Conscience,' reviewed