Faith-based organizations are pleading with Congress to fund world-wide pandemic relief efforts.
Economics
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A world united by economic devastation: The view from 1931
In this article from the Dec. 5, 1931, issue of America, J. Desmond Gleeson laments the economic devastation of the Great Depression, noting that it came about without warning.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Scholars: Health, wealth both integral to society’s managing of pandemic
A “thicker conception” of the common good is needed and is precisely what Catholic social teaching can contribute to the public conversation.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Could Covid-19 force a ‘buy local’ food revolution?
The pandemic will not prove to be an existential threat, but it is likely to change what and how Americans buy and eat. They may be forced to buy food closer to where it is grown or processed.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What innovations do people actually need after the pandemic? Not flying cars.
We can’t wait for the venture capitalists and their playthings to save us after the coronavirus, writes Nathan Schneider. It is time to turn to the innovation of cooperative economics.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Economy in recession? Depression? A blip? All of the above—or none?
The coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s economic health, leading some to wonder how it can be dealt with.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Covid-19 has thrived on economic inequality—and may make it even worse
Death rates from the coronavirus have been highest in low-income areas, writes Robert David Sullivan. And according to one measure of economic inequality, the U.S. more closely resembles Latin America and Africa than Europe.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican task force says millions risk hunger problems during pandemic; calls for ‘creative solidarity’ to solve global problems
Pope Francis asked the group to ‘prepare the future’ not ‘prepare for the future.’
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Advocates seek debt relief so poor nations can better respond to pandemic
More than 100 organizations–including Catholic religious congregations– which advocate for debt relief have publicized a letter to the International Monetary Fund calling on international policymakers to cancel debt payments for poor and developing nations so that they use focus their resources on dealing with the pandemic.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican faces difficult budget choices as coronavirus pandemic crushes revenue
The Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church, is in crisis mode as it struggles to find ways to balance its budget in these turbulent times.