National Wildlife Week: fires affect animals, too
Craig Shapiro Last year, 66,255 wildfires erupted in the U.S., burning through more than 7.3 million acres from California to the Florida Panhandle. It was the highest... Read more.
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity: ‘Rainbowland’ and Catholic social teaching
“Rainbowland” is one of the latest causalities of the culture wars. It is a 2017 hit recording by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton that first graders at Heyer Elementary... Read more.
The actions of one do not define transgender Americans
Editorial written by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board It was entirely predictable, but still despicable, that right-wing demagogues like Sen. Josh Hawley... Read more.
Trump indictment should bring us together, not drive us apart
Lisa Gilbert After many years of litigating Donald Trump’s alleged crimes in the press, we now have the first indictment of a former president in U.S. history.... Read more.
Closing the gender pay gap
Andreea Papuc Is the home stretch to pay parity the hardest? It’s starting to look that way. Australia has become the latest country to make individual... Read more.
Cruel migrant policy spreads to northern border
Karen Musalo and Audrey Macklin The United States’ northern border is about twice as long as the U.S.-Mexico border — much of it wild and dangerously cold for... Read more.
Should Trump be pardoned?
Ron Grossman It’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence. Richard Nixon’s... Read more.
Ruby Bridges movie banned from Florida school
Editorial written by the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old when deputy U.S. Marshals escorted her into a New Orleans classroom in... Read more.
Once again, teachers are the target of a school shooter — and the GOP
Editorial written by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board In the past week, America has pondered two news stories involving schools, one tragic, the other... Read more.
The more things change, the more changed we become
Memo to members of the greatest generation and baby boomers David M. Shribman Welcome to another country. This is not the one you grew up in. This is an entirely... Read more.