Society

Pope Francis presides with the College of Cardinals for the opening of the General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on October 4, 2023, in Vatican City.

The Pope Wants Us to Talk About Sexuality and Climate Change The Pope Wants Us to Talk About Sexuality and Climate Change

In his new text and recently convened synod, he’s encouraging dialogue. It’s going to take a lot of work.

Oct 11, 2023 / Michael F. Pettinger

Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions

Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions Hamas’s Shock Attack Should Spark Our Horror—and Our Questions

This appalling violence emerged within a context, and we need to understand that context in order to achieve peace.

Oct 11, 2023 / Haggai Matar

Cluster Bombs and Children

Cluster Bombs and Children Cluster Bombs and Children

Weapons that live on to destroy.

Oct 11, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Donald Trump in 2016

It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party

The KKK did not choose to support Donald Trump because he was a Republican—but because they agreed with the ideas that he and other far-right politicians spout.

Oct 11, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

Israel-Palestine

Israel-Palestine Israel-Palestine

As the conflict in Israel and Palestine escalates, the human toll will be enormous.

Oct 10, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2023, in New York City.

Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11 Israel’s Response to Its 9/11 Risks Missing the Lessons of America’s 9/11

Ignoring intelligence failures and doubling down on bad policy is the worst response to terrorism.

Oct 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer

America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure

America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure America’s Healthcare System Is a Failure

Despite spending more per capita on health care than any other wealthy country, the US struggles to match other nations’ life expectancy and health outcomes.

Oct 9, 2023 / OppArt / Kirk Maynard

What My Infant Son Taught Me About Caring for My Patients in the ICU

What My Infant Son Taught Me About Caring for My Patients in the ICU What My Infant Son Taught Me About Caring for My Patients in the ICU

Like my patients, he was on life support—but from my body rather than machines.

Oct 9, 2023 / Feature / Colleen M. Farrell

Student Loan Cancellation Protests

Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over

With Biden's plan blocked by SCOTUS, borrowers find themselves closer to reaching $2 trillion of student debt. Now more than ever, we need to end this crisis.

Oct 9, 2023 / StudentNation / Shanna Hayes and Sabrina Calazans

The Führer and the Kaiser

The Führer and the Kaiser The Führer and the Kaiser

McCarcass.

Oct 6, 2023 / Steve Brodner

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