Pope Leo is Building a Theology of Resistance Against DC
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Pope Leo is Building a Theology of Resistance Against DC
The images coming out of Luanda and Douala this weekend offer a striking contrast to the rhetoric emanating from Washington. While the White House
Show Me the Money: A Loutish Administration Confronts a Craven Congress
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Show Me the Money: A Loutish Administration Confronts a Craven Congress
Louts pressing false claims, faux principled types seeking to score successes against clearly useless targets. Jules Hurst, in trying to discharge the
The NYT Endorses a Stronger Military. Why?
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The NYT Endorses a Stronger Military. Why?
The unusually peaceful end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union did not bring us peace. Instead, the world has faced endless regional and ethnic wars, terrorism, and other human disasters. This situation helped create a unipolar world, enabling…
The Liberating Risk of Interfaith
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The Liberating Risk of Interfaith
In an age when identity is policed by political tests and theological purity codes, the claim that no single tradition holds a monopoly on truth can sound
Where We Are and Where We Need to Be on Iran
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Where We Are and Where We Need to Be on Iran
As another week of Trump’s war begins, it becomes ever more clear that all his presumptions about how the war would go have proven wrong. Iran’s economy
Five Takeaways from the First Quarter GDP Report
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Five Takeaways from the First Quarter GDP Report
GDP Growth Was Driven by a Jump in Federal Government Spending Spending by the federal government fell at a 16.6% annual rate in the 4th quarter. This was
The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom
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The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom
Across the country, resistance to data centers is rising even as plans are steadily being made to build new ones. According to the Pew Research Center, a
Why Congress Needs to Bring Back Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Why Congress Needs to Bring Back Trade Adjustment Assistance
Al King and other United Steelworkers (USW) activists spent much of the past year piecing together support for about 600 union miners in Minnesota laid
How Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
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How Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
The source of Russia’s global power derives not from sophisticated technology, an advanced service sector, or a cadre of entrepreneurs. Russia’s power is
The Return of CONG (Coal Oil Nuclear Gas)
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The Return of CONG (Coal Oil Nuclear Gas)
It’s “Déjà Vu All Over Again” in America. I feel as if I am being forced to revisit old 20th-century American paradigms under the current administration,
Forest Service Withdraws Cooke City Deforestation Project on the Border of Yellowstone National Park After Being Sued by Conservation Groups
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Forest Service Withdraws Cooke City Deforestation Project on the Border of Yellowstone National Park After Being Sued by Conservation…
Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Dr. Jesse Logan, Native Ecosystems Council, and the Gallatin Wildlife Association secured another significant win for the
Rutgers Labor Center to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Tony Mazzocchi
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Rutgers Labor Center to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Tony Mazzocchi
In the 1960s and 70s, conservative leaders of the AFL-CIO and many national unions viewed militant activists in the civil rights, anti-war,