Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has co-written a new article in Time. They write: A person’s access to quality healthcare shouldn’t depend on who their boss is. And an employer shouldn’t be heavily fined if they don’t compromise their religious convictions in providing healthcare for their staff. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act is a monumental first… Read More After Hobby Lobby: A Single-Payer Health Care Solution?
Those who dismiss Pope Francis’ concerns about unfettered capitalism on the grounds that being from Argentina makes him naive need to brush up on their history. Paul Ryan has dismissed them on the grounds that “this guy is from Argentina, they haven’t had real capitalism in Argentina…they have crony capitalism in Argentina. They don’t have… Read More Pope Francis and a Closer Look at Argentinian Capitalism
Pope Francis: “Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world!”
This post by Eric Immel, SJ is also featured on The Jesuit Post. A man pulls down his pants and takes a leak on the beach near Fullerton and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. He has streaks of pink running through his matted dark hair, black tattoos twisting around his arms, and a midriff-baring New… Read More Silent in the City: A Retreat in the Midst of Chaos
The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life recently held its first Salt and Light Gathering to bring together (relatively) young Catholics across the partisan and ideological spectrum who are working in government or on public policy in some other capacity. The event featured former presidential speechwriters Jon Favreau and Michael Gerson. Millennial editor… Read More Young Catholic Leaders as Salt and Light: An Interview with John Carr
President Obama–lambasting the Tea Party intransigence on immigration reform–announced today a new effort to fix the immigration system using his executive powers. Here’s the latest from CNN: According to the official, Obama will order a shift in security resources to border regions and call for additional action he can take “without Congress but within his… Read More President to use executive power on immigration reform
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Sudan Said to Revive Notorious Militias by Jeffrey Gettleman: “The Sudanese government has reconstituted the janjaweed, notorious militias that terrorized the restive Darfur region for years, making them an official, uniformed force that has recently burned down huts and attacked civilians, according to a new report… Read More Around the Web
