Thursday, March 28, 2024

Bearing the Cross

The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, whose funeral was held Friday in New York, exemplified the radical call of the Christian Gospels to defy the laws of the state for the laws of God. If we seek salvation, for our nation and for ourselves, we must find his courage and his faith.

Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s war on the poor

Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America's poorest people has to go.

Old McPontiff Had a Farm

Who knew—Pope Francis has a farm. And on his farm he is providing a living model of a sustainable food system to the public. Just one more reason he is living up to his reputation as the “People’s Pope.”

Change, love and the need for unity

Yes, perhaps unsurprisingly it’s all about love, and the absence of it. Unity is an expression of love.

Democrats need more democracy, not less

The Democratic Party’s problem isn’t that it’s too democratic. It’s that it’s not democratic enough, yet.

How the Gaza war can be big news and invisible at the same time

The horrors in Gaza are being propelled by the U.S. war machine, but you wouldn’t know it from the standard U.S. media.

Why the only answer is to break up the biggest Wall Street banks

Why should banks ever be permitted to use peoples’ bank deposits – insured by the federal government – to place risky bets on the banks’ own behalf?

That Time Ronald Reagan Opened Iran and Illegally Sold Weapons to Khomeini (Video)

President Obama and other permanent members of the UN Security Council removed 5 years of conventional arms embargo imposed on Iran in 2007. Will we soon hear a lot of talk from "Reagan-worshiping Republicans" about this provision?

Tired of spending money on the things you need? Then try joining a truly...

After all, for thousands of years, the indigenous people of the land Detroit now sits on engaged in freely giving what was needed to others. The practice is ancient.

The decline and fall of everything (including me)

What goes up must… Well, you know…