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Dwayne David Paul is a Catholic educator and writer based in Connecticut.
A photo of fast-food workers preparing bags for take out. The low-paying fast food industry has driven the surge in violations of child labor laws, with teens working longer and later than permitted under federal law. (iStock/halbergman)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
In some states, the thinking seems to be that the way to “solve” this problem is by weakening the laws. Catholics should resist those efforts.
An eviction notice is taped to an iron gate in front of a white door with a peephole. (iStock/Jeremy Poland)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
“Just cause” eviction laws can add a measure of security and predictability to housing markets. They can also correct the power imbalance between large landlords and tenants.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Thoughtfully administered affirmative action, as endorsed by the U.S. bishops decades ago, is an incontrovertible part of our shared task to fight racism and promote equal opportunity.
A man sits on a park bench with his head down and a cloth bag of his belongings next to him .(iStock/Srdjanns74)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Rather than make it easier to find affordable housing, governments at all levels are trying to “solve” homelessness by criminalizing the actions of homeless people.
Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at V. H. Lassen Academy of Science and Nutrition in Phoenix on Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Catholics should support universal free school meals both because it aids the poor and because it promotes the common good.
Louisville police officers stand guard on Sept. 26, as demonstrators march during a peaceful protest after a grand jury handed down an indictment on Sept. 23 for one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
The moral legitimacy of modern policing is poisoned by Its racist and anti-worker roots, writes Dwayne David Paul. We must give up the idea that the state provides safety through force and violence.