The United States is thwarting the advancement of millions of its citizens, a UN rapporteur says.
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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 inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Kirsten Powers worked for Bill Clinton and Fox News. She has some thoughts on sexual harassment.
Have we reached a turning point in how we handle sexual misconduct in the workplace and beyond?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA
More than 22,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children are already subject to deportation, and Congress seems no closer to finding a solution.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Joe Biden suffered a father’s greatest loss, yet he still has hope.
Joe Biden’s deep love for his son is evident on every page of ‘Promise Me.’
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Kirsten Powers worked for Bill Clinton and Fox News. She has some thoughts on sexual harassment.
How does an appointee in the Bill Clinton administration end up as a regular face of Fox News? It’s complicated. And what does a woman who has worked for decades in both politics and the media have to say about today’s sexual assault and harassment reckoning? A lot. This week we talk with Kirsten Powers, […]
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Father James Martin and Ross Douthat discuss civility in public & church discourse
Is there a duty for Christians to represent a certain kind of voice in the public discourse?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ahead of tax vote and amid retirement rumors, Paul Ryan meets with Cardinal Dolan
A spokesman for the archdiocese described the meeting as “personal” in nature and aimed at “renewing a friendship that goes back 15 years or so.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The black women who voted in Alabama deserve more than your gratitude
Black women cannot be expected to continue to save white people from the poor choices they make.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The decline of data under Trump is hurting Puerto Rico
Future historians may have no idea how many people perished in one of the worst storms in U.S. history.