On top of the ethical arguments, yes, there's a critical utilitarian one as well.

The epitome of.

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism. Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.

Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.

What gets derided today as “woke” is what we used to call “basic human decency”—respect and concern for ALL others, but especially the poor, the homeless, immigrants, the disadvantaged. Both Democrats and Republicans agreed on this. Woke up, America. #ethics

Chicago-style ethics: “Love your neighbor—or I’ll break your kneecaps.”

Full statement: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/11/13/n...

New Ways Ministry has released a statement condemning the USCCB’s new Catholic healthcare directives forbidding gender-affirming care.

See infrastructure bill; republican health care plan.

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

That has been clear. The Bible (well, a skewed reading thereof) has been their guide, rather than the Constitution or the will of the people.

ICYMI Yesterday we released our reflection guide on Dilexi Te, the pope's new document on love for people impacted by poverty. It's a powerful resource, rooted in Catholic Social Justice. Check it out! www.networkadvocates.org/dilexi-te/

NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews. At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.

Well, the more golf he plays the better for all of US, no? Let's encourage it.

Happy to share that I have a chapter in this volume that just came out.

The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests. n.pr/4i6rNLX

Judge: Trump Administration Can’t ‘Blanket’ Deny UC New Grants or Demand Payout https://bit.ly/3LLgAUX

#Trump’s DOJ Own Data Show 97.4% of 614 #ICE Detained Immigrants in #Chicago Have No Criminal Record “16 people arrested with criminal histories—representing just 2.6% of the total listed— “5 domestic battery, 2 drunk driving… www.commondreams.org/news/worst-o... mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/...

Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans

The evidence is now in. The explosive growth in sports gambling is bad for sports, and it has proved to be bad for the millions of Americans who gamble past the point of prudence and directly to the point of pain. The sports gambling revolution needs more regulation. It may even need termination.

Sports executives profess to be shocked by players’ involvement in gambling, but they have no one to blame but themselves. All of the professional sports leagues, and many individual teams, have reached lucrative deals with sports books. wapo.st/4r4FLly

Using Western cowgirl theme to promote domestic terrorism.

The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking. Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.

Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃

Is showing respect, care, and concern for others an "ideology"? Is it allowable to teach ethics—in the context of one's field and topic? #ethics

Among the 100 people, 25 would be White and Protestant, and 19 would be White and religiously unaffiliated. Seven would be Black and Protestant, including some Black Protestants who identify with evangelical or mainline denominations. Another seven would be Hispanic Catholics.

youtu.be/n2MtEsrcTTs?... NEIL YOUNG 'Harvest Moon' Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young 🎂🥂🎶🎼🎸

Cowardice, failure to lead on a clear issue. Mistreatment, abuse of children, torture, unjustified kidnapping and deportation of citizens, invasion of churches ... how is speaking against that, and naming perps, "partisan"? This is why so many Catholics ignore the USCCB.

Trans voices are an essential part of the life of the church 🩵🩷🤍 #transawarenessweek

OMG the Cincinnati Children’s hospital Pastor speaks after being detained for 73 days by ICE and he is a legal U.S citizen & they knew it when they took him & they’ve known it for all 73 days! He said the there are a lot of people in there that are U.S citizens & no crimes ever!

Let us be incredibly, abundantly clear: We are demanding that Chuck Schumer resign for his continued betrayal of the American people. If he does not willingly step aside, we are calling on the Senators in the Dem caucus to remove him and Dick Durbin from Senate leadership.

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake. I voted NO.

See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...

The left-liberal orientation of college grads is a selection effect: left-liberals are more likely to go to college, and more likely to choose social sciences and humanities.

Please join us in welcoming the great @heidischlumpf.bsky.social to Commonweal! We’re delighted to announce that Heidi will be coming on board as Senior Correspondent. Read more about it here! www.commonwealmagazine.org/news/heidi-s...

After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...

As Florida defends a state law that would criminalize undocumented immigrants entering the state, the South Florida Detention Center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," long criticized for inhumane conditions, remains open after its expected closure.

Read on the blog: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/10/20/h...

“.. They describe the legions of masked immigration officers operating in near-total anonymity on the orders of the president as the crossing of a line that had long set the United States apart from the world’s most repressive regimes.” @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Yesterday, we made history. Around 7 MILLION people across the United States stood up to say #NoKings, with allies around the world in countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia joining us in solidarity. BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

The federal government is trying to extort your school by coercing American universities into joining its so-called "Compact”. Sign this alumni petition now to tell your school to reject the "Compact" and stand up for campus freedom. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/si...

From Kevin Clarke at America: "Eucharistic procession turned back by feds at Broadview ICE detention facility" www.americamagazine.org/dispatches/2...

Well done, MIT! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

If you are against anti-fascism, does that mean you are pro fascism? #rhetoricterms