John Cort

Our book review issue. RS members tell us what they've been reading and whether it's any good.

Same-sex marriage: A call for reasoned moral debate.

A step back from the election to take the long view. Michael Walzer asks what is required to live a good life and finds that it is in working to build community.

Is it time to dump the idea of third-party socialism and concentrate on making the Democratic Party a de facto socialist party?

On the 2004 election - Kucinich preferable, Kerry acceptable, Bush and Nader deplorable.

Reflections on developments in Latin America in the midst of the looming possibility of the United States' war with Iraq.

In commemoration of our 25th anniversary, this issue is a compilation of previous articles from earlier years that some of our newer readers may have missed.

On the wrenching conflict in the Middle East.

Our response to September 11 - what now?

Prepared before the tragic events of September 11, this issue focusses on religion and labor as well as the Bush administration's Faith-based initiatives.

Prof. Harvey Cox on the role of faith in recent political campaigns. We also highlight biblical economic justice themes like Jubilee and critique faith-based welfare reforms that overlook systemic causes of poverty.

On the need to link religious principles and labor struggles, the right to organize, and the realities of race and class.

Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors — As we approach the millennium, communities of faith are mining their traditions for a language that speaks to the suffering caused by global debt.

A reflection on the re-election of George W. Bush, and a layman's view of Roe v. Wade.

"You Shall Not Steal?" On Dorothy Day, the Philippines, and the Jewish socialist vision.