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Politics & SocietyFeatures
John W. Miller
Is there a way to fight back?
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Bishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Stan Swamy, S.J., pictured in a screenshot from a video, had been incarcerated in an Indian jail since his Oct. 9, 2020, arrest. He died on July 5 from complications related to Covid-19. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
The Jesuit priest and human rights activist Stan Swamy died of complications from Covid-19, reports Ricardo da Silva, S.J. An Indian court has approved a judicial inquiry into Father Swamy’s arrest, custody and death.
Insurrectionists scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Politics & SocietyVantage Point
Robert David Sullivan
A month before this Independence Day, a group of 100 scholars warned about “the recent deterioration of U.S. democracy.” America has been covering this topic from all angles; here are highlights from our archives.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction — but not enough.
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long and Michael Tarm – Associated Press
The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.