Condemning an economy that encourages speculation more than entrepreneurship, warning priests and religious that they share responsibility for the vocations crisis and telling young people they are right to be puzzled by nations that close their doors to people fleeing persecution, Pope Francis spent a busy day in Genoa. Besides being packed with pastoral appointments, […]
Economics
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
There is no convincing argument—moral or political—against food stamps
The data and facts are clear: If you care about working families and sound economic policy, SNAP is the program for you.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
When the sick and marginalized are left behind, it’s Catholic health care providers who bring hope.
Those serving the homeless and other marginalized communities are living the pope’s vision of the church as a spiritual field hospital.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops to Congress: Decrease military spending and focus on the poor
Decrease military spending and help the poor, said the U.S. bishops in a May 19 letter addressed to Congress, before lawmakers prepare to work on the federal budget for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Stop, cooperate and listen: looking for a Catholic alternative to the economy
Does capitalism not do it for you? Communism a bit much? There’s another way. This week we’re talking with Nathan Schneider (and his adorable baby, Daniel) about co-ops. Now, that word might bring to mind hippies living together and making vegan meals from the community garden (which Nathan did)—but there are hidden cooperative businesses all around you: REI, […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The Rich We Will Always Have With Us
On measures of well-being, residents of the United States fare worse than residents of countries like Canada, Sweden or Japan, all of which are less wealthy but more equal.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Welcoming the stranger means welcoming new housing
Escalating rents and home prices have created invisible walls around communities all over the United States.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The United Airlines debacle isn’t about customer service. It’s about the morality of capitalism.
Is this a “first-world problem”? Yes, of course. But it is very much a “world problem.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
To fight climate change, we need to improve capitalism, not get rid of it
It is time for a reorientation toward socially conscious investing.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Spurred by Catholic leaders, El Salvador becomes first nation to ban mining
The ban’s proponents say mining practices posed a grave risk to the country’s already limited water supply.