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Ep. 50 - The Second Catholic President
Season 1 Episode 50
What kind of Catholic is Joe Biden? And what prospects does his presidency hold for the bitterly divided U.S. Church?
On this episode, Commonweal asso…
5 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 49 - Capitalism Can’t Save Us
Season 1 Episode 49
Can private corporations provide public goods? Can capitalism contribute to movements for social justice?
In her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in …
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 48 - How We Found Hope in 2020
Season 1 Episode 48
In an interview with Commonweal last spring, Pope Francis called on Catholics to meet “this time of great uncertainty” with creativity and grace.
On t…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 47 - The Hidden Cruelty of U.S. Immigration Law
Season 1 Episode 47
Among the things Donald Trump’s presidency will be remembered for is the cruelty of its policies and actions on immigration.
While the incoming Biden …
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 46 - Broken Open
Season 1 Episode 46
Sr. Simone Campbell, best known as the executive director of the NETWORK social justice lobby and organizer of the Nuns on the Bus tours, has been in…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 45 - The Kids Are All Right
Season 1 Episode 45
We all know the story of the “nones,” and the dire statistics about the decline of religious affiliation among young people. But these data hardly te…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 44 - Local People
Season 1 Episode 44
Could rural America become a hotbed of progressive politics?
Luke Mayville, co-founder of the grassroots movement Reclaim Idaho and a lecturer of pol…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 43 - The Election & Social Catholicism
We are at a perilous moment in American history, and public Catholicism must rise to the task.
So says E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post columnist and…
6 years ago
Ep. 42 - Killing Machines
Season 1 Episode 42
Modern warfare has become an intensely scattered, depersonalized affair. Violence still rages and traumas proliferate, but often remotely, the carnag…
6 years ago
Ep. 41 - White Churches & White Supremacy
Season 1 Episode 41
For years, Black churches have worked tirelessly to advance the cause of racial justice in America. In many ways, their white counterparts have done …
6 years, 1 month ago