U.S. Politics / Elections

If religious leaders have a constructive role to play in political life, it should be one of discomforting the powerful. In his finest moments, Pope Francis has taken this as his mandate.

It is cherished notion in American political ideology that the market and democracy go happily hand in hand. The purveyors of that myth keep the revolving door turning.

Like it or not, presidential races are one of the few entry points into political discussion for a large number of Americans.

No doubt, the prospect of a Clinton-Bush rematch is distasteful. But the real problem goes deeper than any family name.

Across the U.S., the number of teams named the "Chiefs," "Savages," "Indians," and "Braves" has declined dramatically, but America has yet to truly reckon with its oppression of the continent's indigenous tribes.

Can we find a way to loosen big business's stranglehold on the U.S.?

Some ideological divides don’t deserve to be bridged.

If the country is to be redeemed, it will depend on those who dissent—those who are now using their bodies to blockade bridges and highways.

The use of militarized police squadrons has long been an escalating and racially loaded trend.

With a grim job market and soaring debts, new graduates face the prospect of long-term indenture to the banks.