Last week following a year of disgust with the local tabloids The New York Daily News and The New York Post I sat down to write a short essay on how their sick preoccupation with sex and violence has disgraced the American journalistic tradition Originally tabloids and sensationalism were legit

The videos of children and adults in the Damascus suburbs in convulsions and gasping for air after inhaling airborne nerve agents apparently dispersed in the Damascus suburbs on Aug 21 nbsp were a horror to watch If the U N Observers find that the casualties were indeed the results of banned chem

A new book examines changes in Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Jesuit provincial to pope.

The U S Catholic bishops rsquo Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom In the statement the bishops ldquo rejoice in the advances rdquo of the past 50 years and ldquo sadly acknowledge t

Some peace activists engage in civil disobedience and end up serving long prison terms What compels someone to do this and how do the consequences affect their family members and community members on the outside Rosalie G Riegle a professor emerita in English at Saginaw Valley State University

If asked to explain the causes of serious crime I would likely think of easy access to firearms drugs gangs and other things that grab headlines Perhaps taking a step back to reflect I would also think of a lack of economic opportunities family breakdown and poor education I most definitely w