The Vatican just held a hackathon. Take a moment to recover from the shock.
Economics
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Motels and the modern face of homelessness
The film “The Florida Project” depicts a new reality: families who live week to week in motels, unable to afford permanent housing.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Canadian Catholics support new office to oversee global mining interests
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the new ombudsperson office, noting it “has called attention to concerns and complaints involving Canadian-based and/or Canadian-registered companies which operate in other countries.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Minimum-wage win: grassroots campaign in Ontario scores increase
It will come as no surprise that Canadian economists are divided on the benefits of raising the minimum wage, but proponents say the hike is desperately needed following decades of wage stagnation that has led many Canadians to take on significant debt.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis sends a message to Davos gathering: Protect our planet and defend human dignity
The annual meeting in Davos brought together people representing business, government, academia and media to discuss the theme, “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Please stop blaming millennials for the economy you created.
Millennials didn’t create the dysfunctional world they live in; they inherited it.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
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?
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The G.O.P. tax plan is deliberately designed to collapse
For poor and lower middle-class taxpayers, the bill will mean regressive tax hikes after a few years.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. Bishops: G.O.P. tax plan violates ‘basic principles of justice’
The letter called for a reversal of the bill’s plan to gradually increase taxes on taxpayers in the lowest income brackets while maintaining tax cuts for higher earners, including the most wealthy.