After adjusting for rising costs of living, a full-time federal minimum wage worker today earns 18 percent less than what her counterpart earned 11 years ago—$15,080 annually in 2021, compared with $18,458 in 2009.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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The Nuns are going to the border
U.S. sisters were called to the border to assist asylum seekers. They (obviously) came through.
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‘If the rich hoard the vaccine, the pandemic will drag on’: Catholic health advocates urge the U.S. to take the lead on global distribution
“We will never get [the pandemic] under control here in the United States until we get it under control everywhere,” C.R.S.’s Sean Callahan said.
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Pope Francis warns us: Covid-19 is not the only global crisis we’re facing right now
The debt crisis in the developing world threatens a staggering impact on the world’s most vulnerable people. “We’re approaching the greatest wave of debt crises and debt restructurings the world has ever seen.”
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Atlanta Korean Catholic community shocked after spa shootings
The Korean Catholic Martyrs Church gathered to offer prayers for the victims and prayers for peace. The parish will be stepping up to join other civic and religious bodies as a community response is mapped out.
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Catholic leaders condemn Atlanta shooting and the rising violence against Asian-Americans
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.: “We must, as a Christian family of faith, work to protect the whole community. We must speak up against any aggression and we must be active in our pursuit to end racism and discrimination of every kind.”
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Cardinal Bo issues strong denunciation of Myanmar’s military junta in homily for peace
With the Myanmar military taking a more direct role in efforts to suppress protests, the death toll rose quickly on Sunday.
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It’s official: St. Patrick’s Day is canceled in Ireland
There will be no parades in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, and the government has warned that people who try to organize parties to celebrate the day will face fines and criminal prosecution.
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Iraq is Pope Francis’ most complicated papal trip ever
The journey to Iraq will be a high-risk standout among the pope’s various efforts to bring attention to the church’s margins.
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An unholy trinity led to the Capitol Riots: Fake news, fanaticism and a fetish for guns.
It can happen again.