Institute for Christian Socialism
Theologians Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon recently denounced the “bourgeois” distortions of pastoral care in Christian Century. But their criticisms get some crucial things wrong about the state of the church under neoliberal capitalism.
Slavery and its legacy have disrupted the cause of labor for hundreds of years. Today, we need to connect the demand for reparations with the fight for worker empowerment.
Reactionary anticolonialism has existed ever since secularism’s arrival in Europe. Despite its disingenuousness, it bears a family resemblance to militant anticolonialism—even that of Aimé Césaire.
On the strike line, the rhetoric of clergy paints a vivid picture of the stakes of worker struggles: God is here with the workers, not their bosses. In St Louis, Episcopalian clergy are mapping out the future of the religious left.
Arise Chicago has been partnering with low-wage immigrant workers for years. Here are the stories of their courage and devastation in the face of Covid-19.
The Republican Party is a “working class party” now, according to its nationalist wing. But a deeper look at its pro-worker rhetoric reveals a longstanding trope of the “white worker” against invader populations.
There is deep harmony between the labor movement’s commitment to solidarity and the mutuality at the heart of the Catholic faith. But Catholics who want to build labor militancy will have to fight the Church’s acquiescence to capital.
It’s a mistake to think that religious believers are inherently conservative. Religion has been, and continues to be, a powerful motivator for radical social change.
Contemporary American socialists are finding their spiritual home in outer space. Theirs is a vision of how we’ll spend our time when we no longer have to worry about bare survival.
Neoliberalism is dying — again. Many are heralding Joe Biden’s policies as the end of neoliberalism. But these premature proclamations misunderstand what neoliberalism is: a holistic ethos and vision for society to remake every area of life on the model of market competition.