No one should feel complacent about the divisions this election emphasized and exploited, which run far deeper than political allegiances.
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Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
How Our Next President Was Elected
The morning after the election of Donald J. Trump, America‘s National Correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, and Associate Editor at America, Robert David Sullivan, discuss how the election unfolded with Kerry Weber and Tim Reidy.
Posted inFirst Monday, Politics & Society
These are the 5 legal theories that might finally end the death penalty
The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Onward Christian Soldier
It was a dark night and a bleak next morning. And then grace came.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
What won at the polls? Marijuana, gun control and minimum wage hikes
Nebraska voters reinstated the death penalty. California, Nevada and Massachusetts approved measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic voters helped give Trump his unexpected victory
Despite months of pre-election polls showing Catholics backing Hillary Clinton, exit polls show Donald Trump won a majority of Catholic votes on Tuesday.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Vatican Secretary of State extends ‘good wishes’ to President-elect Trump
‘I believe that today there is, in fact, a need for everyone to work to change the world situation, which is a situation of grave wounds, of grave conflict.’
Posted inPolitics & Society
America readers say that poverty and the environment deserved more attention in presidential race
Poll respondents cite Pope Francis on global warming and also call for a broad right-to-life agenda.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Your choice for president should not dictate how you treat your fellow citizens.
The campaign is almost over. It’s time to learn how to speak to each other again.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
A prayer for the morning after the election
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, what kind of country will we be?