The president’s proposal, released on Monday, extends the tax cuts he signed in 2017 for a decade, increases spending on defense and veterans’ affairs, cuts foreign aid and makes significant cuts to safety net programs, including Medicaid and programs created by the Affordable Care Act.
Ryan Di Corpo
Ryan Di Corpo previously served as the managing editor of Outreach and was also a former Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
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Judith Butler defends an aggressive nonviolence in her newest book
Noted philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler discusses nonviolence, grievability and “radical equality” in her book “The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind.”
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John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director, criticizes Suleimani killing at Fordham Law
John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director and a vociferous critic of President Trump, said at Fordham Law on Jan. 30 that the U.S. drone strike against Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani had no clear legal basis.
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Catholic leaders condemn Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ‘wealth test’ on immigrants
Catholic Charities USA condemned the decision, calling it “harsh and unnecessary.”
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Review: Walter Rauschenbusch’s Social Gospel still speaks to us today
For Rauschenbusch, the Christian faith had a “revolutionary” potential.
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Explainer: Is the Iran nuclear deal totally dead now?
In response to the U.S. attack that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran has announced it will enrich uranium beyond the restrictions of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Catholic leaders speak out as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran
Pope Francis prayed for peace from St. Peter’s Square. “War only brings death and destruction,” he said. “I call on all parties to keep alive the flame of dialogue and self-control and avoid the shadow of enmity.”
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Homelessness in N.Y.C. schools is spiking—and Catholic education isn’t exempt.
Parochial schools in the city are not immune to the homeless crisis, Michael J. Deegan, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New York, confirmed. “We do have some families that are homeless, and in partnering with Catholic Charities of New York, we work with the families in trying to find accommodations for them.”
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What America needs to know about the Afghanistan Papers
To help make sense of the Afghanistan Papers, America spoke with Karen J. Greenberg, permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations and director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law.
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In ‘A Hidden Life,’ martyrdom is the cost of faith
The new film from Terrence Malick tells the dramatic story of the Austrian farmer turned conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter.