As the debt-ceiling debate stumbles toward resolution, this May 2005 column about the 2006 federal budget shows how little things have changed when it comes to...
Economic justice
The politics of radical individualism threatens the common good. The late philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand has long held an iconic place among libertarians...
Synergy, efficiency, and compliance aren’t just for business. They’re also important for a stronger church. Imagine the moment (with a choir in the background...
Would we so willingly cut programs for the poor if we knew them by name? When I was in high school, I bagged groceries for my pocket money, and I often saw a...
Can the $300 home add dignity to the lives of the world’s poorest people? According to U.N. projections, a trend of demographic concentration in the world’s...
If profit is the prime motive, the poor will always get the raw end of the deal. When lives are on the balance sheet, how should a credit program for the poor...
Jonathan Kozol, a fourth grade public school teacher in Boston who had devoted himself to issues of education and social justice in America. Kozol discusses...
I was 40 years old before I realized the connection between the Jesus who said, “I was hungry and you gave me to eat,” and the real-life experience of being...
The country’s cities may no longer be the epicenters of poverty. After 18 months of unemployment that has refused to budge below 9.6 percent, it will come as...
When it comes to economic growth, the express lanes are closed. You've probably heard friends complain about tie-ups in Los Angeles or Chicago or New York...
