Check out these recent articles from around the web: A Policy of Rape Continues by Nicholas Kristof: “We’re at the 10-year-anniversary of the beginning of the genocide in Darfur, yet, instead of subsiding, it has been amplified this year. Just in the first five months of 2013, according to the United Nations, another 300,000 people… Read More Around the Web
In one of the most remarkable talks of his papacy, Pope Francis made a strong case for the common good—for social justice based on solidarity. I would like to make an appeal to those in possession of greater resources, to public authorities and to all people of good will who are working for social justice:… Read More The Slum Pope’s Unambiguous Call for Social Justice
Check out these recent articles from around the web: McDonalds’ suggested budget for employees shows just how impossible it is to get by on minimum wage by Robyn Pennacchia: “I don’t want to live in any kind of dog-eat-dog Ayn Rand erotic fantasy. Human beings are worth more than that. Anyone who works 40 hours… Read More Around the Web
Michael Sean Winters has an excellent article in Religion & Politics on Pope Francis’ economic vision. Among those quoted is Millennial writer Meghan Clark, who gave her thoughts on the subject: “His language is striking—showing a very clear moral evaluation of the actual system we live in. Referring to the ‘slave-labor’ in Bangladesh, the ‘cult… Read More Meghan Clark Quoted in Religion & Politics
The second Fortnight for Freedom wraps up today. It would be difficult to say that it has been a sterling success. Certainly some Catholics have benefited from thinking about religious freedom and threats to this fundamental human right. But it has done little to penetrate the larger culture and it has not generated a great… Read More Fortnight for Freedom III: Freedom from Want, Please
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Paul Ryan Focusing More on Hurting the Poor by Jonathan Chait “It’s one thing to tailor policy to encourage people to work. It’s another to create a new punishment for people who can’t find jobs. And given the baseline reality of mass unemployment for low-skilled workers,… Read More Around the Web 6/30/13
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