The “preferential option for the poor,” the once-radical idea that God identifies with the oppressed and impoverished, has been mainstreamed as Catholic theological doctrine.
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A radical proposal would go well beyond controlling the most aggressive semi-automatic rifles and curbing arms sales to the world's worst dictatorships. It would also demand a change in our political system.
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The Dodge Superbowl ad celebrates a type of farming that corporate agribusiness has all but obliterated in the past fifty years.
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With 7 out of 10 Latinos voting to re-elect Barack Obama, Republicans are debating whether to alter their hardline immigration stance.
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Of more than 4,500 "Supercenters" and other retail locations in North America, not one is home to a unionized workforce.
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Recognizing the limits of voting should not prevent us from appreciating the seriousness of an aggressive conservative campaign against the franchise.
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On the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, #S17, our U.S. columnist says the 99 per cent could sorely use another round of rebellion.
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Progressive movements are stronger when they can take on centrists or liberals than when pitted against elected conservatives.
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Amid economic downturn, there is growth in at least one sector: The shamelessness of the global financial elite.
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Are you disgusted and outraged by the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America to reaffirm its exclusion of gay members from the organization? You’re not alone.