After one of my own teenage students was murdered, Emmett Till's grave became a place of occasional pilgrimage for me.

This video has been edited. The transcript below reflects a full record of this part of the discussion.  ModeratorJames Martin, S.J.Editor-at-large for America Media  PanelistsNancy DallavalleTheologian and vice president for mission and identity at Fairfield University Deacon Gr

“We’re trying to do something for our nation,” says Taylor Charging Crow. “We’re risking our lives. We’re risking our families.”

The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site.

The campaign is demanding better pay, beginning with a hike of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. It is currently a paltry $7.25 and has not budged in seven years.

The dignity of human life, the common good and solidarity are "more than mere words and phrases," said the Catholic bishops of Washington state in a joint pastoral letter