January 31, 2017 By Bette McDevitt Rosemary Trump was in the capital both on the day of the Inauguration and on the day of the Women’s March, and she can tell us […]
Hope and Democracy Are Alive
Thomas Merton Center
Re: White America
January 31, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza After a disappointing election year and Friday’s traditional Inauguration ceremony, millions of people around the world participated in marches in response to the official beginning of […]
Can We Have a Moral Economy?
January 29, 2017 Mollie March-Steinman As our cherished social programs fall into deeper peril, we must work harder than ever to transform Economics into a values-based field. In my college courses, I […]
White Feminism Strikes Again in Pittsburgh
January 19,2017 By Marni Fritz White women, so desperate for equality with men, often leave our sisters of color behind. We saw it in the women’s suffrage movement. We saw it […]
Self-Care is Not Selfish, It’s a Necessity
January 17, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman I want to encourage activists to choose their battles mindfully. The next few days, months, and years will be especially demanding. The incoming Trump administration […]
Syria’s White Helmets: Stability in the Midst of Chaos
January 16, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza Nearly six years after the Arab Spring uprisings in Syria, the northwestern city of Aleppo and the well-being of its many citizens have never been […]
One Path Toward Change
January 13, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza Due to the tumultuous U.S. campaign season and victory of President-elect Donald Trump, we have seen an influx of people creating and participating in direct action […]
Speak Your Truth, Check Your Language
January 11, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman As social and political activists, we sometimes find our safe spaces to also function as echo chambers. Safe spaces are healthy and important. That is why our […]
A Construction Union Bank Could Lower Student Loan Debt and Benefit American Workers
By John Leonard We think banks are the same as credit unions but they are not. They operate under different rules. We are given the impression (or are under the illusion) that […]
Pennsylvania’s Faculty Strike and Labor’s Future
By Neil Cosgrove When the faculty of 14 Pennsylvania state-owned universities ended their strike on its third day, their union, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF), had “agreed […]
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