Capitalism, consumption, and their (im)moral undercurrents are the subjects of Eula Biss’s new collection of essays.
Economics
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Pope Francis and the dehumanizing nature of contemporary economies
Two recent books by Benjamin McKean and Vincent Bevins show the violence done to developing countries in the name of economic prosperity and U.S. political hegemony.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis signs off on Vatican budget with a multimillion-dollar deficit
The Holy See’s income for 2021 is down 30 percent, so it has to draw on reserves to cover the budget deficit and avoid layoffs.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father Albert McKnight: the Catholic combination of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X
He was a priest who argued that the Catholic Church was fundamentally racist, all the while remaining a faithful member of it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Golden Globe winner ‘Nomadland’ is a portrait of late-stage capitalism in America
“Nomadland” is the kind of movie that wins awards and no one ever watches it again. It’s cruel but true.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Moral Economy
Nursing homes were broken long before Covid-19
We live in the age of the aging, and our capitalist economy is struggling to cope.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: How China turned the U.S. economy into a warzone
In ‘Superpower Showdown,’ Bob Davis and Lingling Wei describe a new Cold War as the United States and China figure out how to manage the repercussions of China’s rise, including U.S. protectionism and tensions over Taiwan, military strength and human rights.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Raising the minimum wage will increase inflation. That’s a good thing.
Jesuit economist: We should think of a minimum wage hike as a tool to increase investment and sustain a post-Covid recovery.
Posted inPolitics & Society, What Coronavirus Taught Us
What Coronavirus Taught Us about the Economy
We need to see the economy in human terms.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis has criticized both the left and the right’s politics. Community organizing offers a third way
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.