Article The Exonerated Five Ava DuVernay’s new docudrama about the Central Park Five reflects a basic dilemma: what should we focus on when we look at race in the United States? By Rand Richards Cooper June 21, 2019 Television Race Spirituality Social Justice
Article Stumbling toward War This Iran crisis is one of the Trump administration’s own making. It should stop issuing threats to Iran’s leaders and instead work for a diplomatic solution. By The Editors June 20, 2019 War and Peace Foreign Affairs Donald Trump Editorial
Article What to Expect from October’s Amazon Synod The October Synod for the Amazon sets out to hear from the periphery, to bring to birth what is already growing there: an indigenous church By Austen Ivereigh June 18, 2019 Latin America Pope Francis Priesthood Liturgy Climate Change Social Justice Clericalism
Article Stepping Back Close the newspaper. Turn off the computer and the radio. Change the conversation, and refuse to allow Trump and his antics to dominate your thoughts. By Margaret O’Brien Steinfels June 18, 2019 Spirituality Donald Trump Columnists
Article Building a Moral Economy As they gear up for the first big debate next week, Democrats are putting forward new economic policies that help working class voters. By E. J. Dionne Jr. June 17, 2019 Economy Social Justice Election 2020
Article My Days in Court Serving as a juror was a welcome respite from the vacuous posturing of so much of our public and political culture today. I’d be happy to do it again. By Paul Baumann June 14, 2019 Secularism and Modernity Domestic Affairs Columnists