It is no secret that local newspapers have struggled mightily in the age of digital media. Paul Baumann explains why he continues to support his local paper in 2023.
A recent spate of “eat-the-rich” shows and films—including the Oscar-nominated ‘Triangle of Sadness’—fail to offer any alternative to the ethos of the ultra-wealthy.
On this episode, journalist Jake Bittle explains how sea-level rise, extreme heat, and water scarcity are already forcing thousands of Americans from their homes.
An FBI memo rightly highlights the extremist rhetoric of some “Rad Trad” Catholics. But its proposal to infiltrate churches reveals a failure to learn from the past.
U.S. commentators often reduce Taiwan to its relationship with China. But a recent anniversary highlights the island’s unique traumas and democratic accomplishments.
On this episode, L.A. Times columnist and podcast host Gustavo Arellano discusses food, faith, and film, as well as local politics, history, and culture.
The GOP remains a party designed to convert the cultural grievances of white working-class voters into low taxes for the wealthy and austerity for the poor.
El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz speaks with Commonweal about his meeting with Joe Biden—and what leaders in Washington need to know about the reality on the border.
The writer Curtis Yarvin advances a monarchist politics that’s too elitist even for fascism. His only real talent is pitching reaction in a hipster vocabulary.
A new history of international financial institutions raises the question: What balance can be found between sovereignty and international economic cooperation?
The long-running homelessness crisis in the United States has reached acute proportions. One cause clearly outpaces others: a lack of affordable housing.
Even if Xi Jinping rolls back his zero-Covid policy, he won’t relent on the brutal tactics that have kept him in power. Still, China’s people give reason for hope.
In 2022, our contributors covered a lot of ground, from the synod on synodality, to the Ukraine war, to the threat of climate change. Here are some of our favorites.
Corporate executives are artificially hiking prices and bringing in windfall profits. It’s time to break up the consolidated economic power of our “new gilded age.”
When Fr. Coughlin defended Kristallnacht, he turned to the work of Irish theologian Denis Fahey. Now, conservative Catholics are returning to Fahey for inspiration.
The mangling of American history has served to reinforce racism at the most fundamental level: through the stories and ideas we have passed on to our children.
Evangelicals inflicted misgovernment and disgrace on their fellow Americans to overturn Roe. Quite possibly, their fellow Americans will not thank them for it.
