Sally Blount will lead the agency during a time of economic turmoil that some economists predict could rival the Great Depression.
Social Justice
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
As lockdowns end, pope prays for prudence in behavior, judging others
In the homily he offered during his morning Mass on April 28, Pope Francis expressed the hope that people will be socially responsible once the pandemic restrictions begin to be lifted.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis urges countries to put aside ‘selfish indifference’ during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis warned against “the risk” of “being struck by an even worse virus” than Covid-19, namely “selfish indifference.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The coronavirus is exposing our society’s deep inequalities
The coronavirus pandemic is a shared experience for all inhabitants of the world, but it is not the same experience for all.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The pope just proposed a ‘universal basic wage.’ What does that mean for the United States?
“This may be the time,” he said, “to consider a universal basic wage.” This points to what is usually known as universal basic income—a regular, substantial cash payment to people just for being alive.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Easter message, Pope Francis proposes ‘universal basic wage’
Pope Francis said in an Easter Sunday message that the coronavirus epidemic could also be an opportunity for affluent societies to re-evaluate patterns of consumption and exploitation.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How the Vatican is working to ensure social justice and water rights after coronavirus
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss how the Vatican is looking both to provide for people’s spiritual needs and to ensure justice for those on the margins of society as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How to build mutual aid that will last after the Coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring works of wonder, writes Nathan Schneider, but will volunteers and activists have the energy to keep going after the worst has passed?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Without the philanthropy of billionaires, the poor would suffer more and for longer
Wealthy philanthropists are not enemies of democracy, writes Joseph J. Dunn. They can identify and respond to problems long before government can act.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Judith Butler defends an aggressive nonviolence in her newest book
Noted philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler discusses nonviolence, grievability and “radical equality” in her book “The Force of Nonviolence: An Ethico-Political Bind.”