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Visitors look at several electric vehicles on display at the China Auto Show in Beijing, China, on April 26, 2024. The United States and Europe may be able to punish China economically be raising tariffs on Chinese-made cars, but there are environmental costs to a trade war. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Paul D. McNelis, S.J.
Reducing our tariffs on Chinese exports, particularly solar panels and electric cars, would be an environmentally friendly move and would promote world peace.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The Vatican investment office made 45.9 million euros in profit in 2023, contributing millions of euros to the Vatican’s operating budget and in increasing its assets.
FaithFaith and Reason
Bernard G. Prusak
Socially responsible investing should be a priority for Catholic institutions and individuals alike. But investors need to look beyond negative screening to see other possibilities.
People pick through discarded produce at the central market for fruit and vegetables in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Lucien Chauvin
Argentina has been in a state of economic upheaval for years with two constants—a continuous increase in poverty and corresponding efforts by the Catholic Church to respond to that need.
A photo of fast-food workers preparing bags for take out. The low-paying fast food industry has driven the surge in violations of child labor laws, with teens working longer and later than permitted under federal law. (iStock/halbergman)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
In some states, the thinking seems to be that the way to “solve” this problem is by weakening the laws. Catholics should resist those efforts.
An eviction notice is taped to an iron gate in front of a white door with a peephole. (iStock/Jeremy Poland)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
“Just cause” eviction laws can add a measure of security and predictability to housing markets. They can also correct the power imbalance between large landlords and tenants.