The nation’s nonfiction bard, Michael Lewis, makes the case that our government is more important—and competent—than we realize.
Economics
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
America This Week: April 3, 2019
This week’s guest is Thomas More Garrett. We discuss his article “Can better corporate organization humanize the marketplace? Kickstarter is finding out.” We also discuss these articles: How the Jesuits’ four new universal apostolic priorities support social enterprise Pope Francis: ‘Build bridges, not walls’ ‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What’s in your cup of coffee? Capeltic, a Chiapas-based cooperative, is serving up dignity
Bringing their product from field to coffee bar through these fair trade networks means coffee growers in one of the poorest areas in Mexico are less vulnerable to volatile commodity market price shifts.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
African sisters put social enterprises to work building community
“You cannot evangelize to people who are hungry, who are dying, who are not getting an education.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How the Jesuits’ four new universal apostolic priorities support social enterprise
Social entrepreneurs are ideally situated to help manifest the Jesuit mission to end poverty and protect the planet, writes the director of a training and mentorship center at Santa Clara University.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What does Catholic Social Teaching say about the economy? It’s more complicated than you think.
Catholic social thought has much to teach us about how to balance our commitment to the common good with contemporary economic practices and structures.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Can better corporate organization humanize the marketplace? Kickstarter is finding out.
Kickstarter is one of a small but growing number of entities, known as “benefit corporations” or “public benefit corporations,” that are ushering in a new approach to business.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
New York loses Amazon, but good governance wins
New York is sending a message that some public officials are no longer willing to play the tax break game, even with giants like Amazon. The rest of the nation should be grateful.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bernie Sanders talks poverty, mass incarceration and immigration in Brooklyn kickoff
On a snowy Saturday in Flatbush, the snowy-haired independent senator from Vermont kicked off his second bid for president.
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
Are consumer boycotts a helpful form of resistance?
“In the world of consumer products and for-profit corporations,” wrote Kathy Wright of Loretto, Ky., “money talks.”