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Award presented by DePaul University’s Catholic Studies Department Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist and nonviolence innovator, has been named the sixth recipient of the Berrigan-McAlister Award, presented by DePaul University’s Department of Catholic Studies. The annual award honors those…

How can the United States—still the richest nation on earth—tolerate one of the highest child poverty rates in the industrialized world? This is not inevitability but failure: we have the wealth to end it, yet lack the will. The same…

For a long time, the word “capitalism” was taboo. Now that multimillionaires and billionaires have taken over the U.S. government, it’s on everyone’s lips. Yet there are only a few systematic analyses of “capitalism and war.” By Klaus Moegling Capitalism…

The International Monetary Fund issued a chilling warning that oil and gas prices might rise 100 to 200 percent, respectively, in 2026-2027 if the US-Israel and Iran war continues with the current severe economic fallout. Bangladesh sourced nearly half of…

In response to the growing threat of nuclear war and the leadership of Pope Francis, PCAN (the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) conducted a survey last year of North American Catholics on their knowledge of and…

Although progressives are rightly concerned about US-coerced compromises and concessions, it is equally important to understand the resilience and continuing successes of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. Focusing only on the half-empty aspect of the proverbial glass obscures the strength of the…

The Iran crisis started on the 28th of February after America and Israel shielded and attacked Iran during peace talks. On 8th April 2026, with the coordination of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Mr Shahbaz Sharif, a fragile two-week ceasefire was agreed…

In the run-up to the 2024 election, Donald Trump promised, “We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.” A year later, it was a promise he claimed to have kept. But exactly who…

An all-electric aircraft has completed a series of demonstration flights between Manhattan and John F. Kennedy International Airport, marking a significant step toward the future of urban air mobility in the United States. Operated by Joby Aviation, the aircraft is…

C40 cities highlight renewable energy as the most effective path to securing affordable, reliable power and reinforce the commitment to collectively halve fossil fuel use by 2030  As city leaders and national governments gather at the First Conference on Transitioning…