Both political parties are getting further out of touch from the average voters.
Election 2016
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Trump reminds us that ‘gut feeling’ is still essential to politics
Instinct, emotion, intuition—all those elements that make politics, well, politics—still matter.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
What hopes are there for U.S. electoral reform if Canada has given up?
Our northern neighbor is not having any more success at electoral reform.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholics cheer, protest, work for peace at Trump’s inauguration
Donning “Make America Great Again” hats, some cheered. Others demonstrated with signs and chants.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
President Trump’s Dangerous Nationalism
“America First” is a serious threat to the international solidarity that lasting peace and justice require.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An open letter to President Trump from the head of Jesuit Refugee Service USA
Refugees are survivors. As Americans, we share their values.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Chaplain of the House | Patrick Conroy, S.J.
Patrick Conroy is a Jesuit priest whose job it is to pray for Congress.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal Dolan has a minute to read from Book of Wisdom at Trump’s inauguration
The inauguration of a new president can be a time of hope and renewal for the country, Cardinal Dolan said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Catholics have peak clout in the new U.S. Congress
The pro-life movement may be one of the biggest beneficiaries as the Republicans take control of both the White House and Congress.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
I am not celebrating Trump’s inauguration. But I won’t be hostile either.
For the next four years, I will be ready to protest and work against injustice. But only with peaceful nonviolence.