Democrats, and the Republicans who understand Dreamers are owed protection, could take a lesson from people of color around the country in how to navigate a political process tainted by racism. The lives of 800,000 Dreamers depend on it.
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How can fiction help us during polarized times?
In the wake of my reading The Dark Is Rising, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to try to keep pace with time, not lag behind it as I usually do.
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I am part of the Haitian diaspora—here’s why I wasn’t surprised by Trump’s comments
Trump’s comments have rightfully inspired outrage. But, for three reasons, they are not shocking.
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Father James Martin: Why we should welcome people from countries Trump just insulted
Why should the United States welcome people from poor or war-torn countries? Here are five reasons.
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Baby Jesus was a Dreamer in Egypt
No matter what you think of people coming into the country illegally, one can hardly blame children brought by their parents.
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A moral education in the Bitcoin boom
It turns out to be easier to make a quick buck in this world than to change it.
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Jesuit ethicist: Puerto Rico can no longer be a U.S. colony
Hurricane Maria removed the delusions of prosperity and first-world status that blinded so many to the realities of Puerto Rico, including the fragility of its infrastructure, its high levels of social inequality and its status as a U.S. colony.
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What’s the Catholic response to the opioid epidemic? Hope in action.
Hopelessness is one option. But it is not the Christian one.
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Two tax solutions that would actually “Make America Great Again”
Why not tax individuals for what they take out of society instead of what they contribute?
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The black women who voted in Alabama deserve more than your gratitude
Black women cannot be expected to continue to save white people from the poor choices they make.