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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Reserve Army of Labor
by Emiliano Vera — “The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing the instruments of production, and thereby the...
Jun 8, 202214 min read


Nagaenthran Dharmalingam and the Gross Injustice of Capital Punishment for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
by Sophie Trist — In the United States, the death penalty is generally used for those convicted of first-degree or premeditated murder,...
Jun 4, 20223 min read


Arizona Set to Execute Frank Atwood Despite Possibility of Innocence
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 24th, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency unanimously elected to deny Frank Atwood’s petition for...
Jun 1, 20224 min read


A World’s Crisis: On Warming, Migration, and the Potential Impacts of Climate Change
by Sean Wild — The world is at a pivotal moment when it comes to climate change and the state of the planet. According to current warming...
May 29, 20226 min read


Terminal Discrimination
by Jack Champagne — In 1998, Dr. Gregor Wolbring, then Bioethics Advisor to the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), wrote and...
May 28, 20225 min read


Justice After Roe
by Jack Champagne — If a leaked draft opinion is to be believed, the Supreme Court will imminently overturn one of its precedents: the...
May 26, 20223 min read


The Cost of War: Shireen Abu Akleh and the Apparent Disposability of Civilians and Journalists
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 11th, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin during a raid...
May 23, 20224 min read


Death at Your Fingertips
by Jack Champagne — Vermont has signed bill S.74, amending the law euphemistically referred to as the Patient Choice and Control at End...
May 19, 20223 min read


Wasted Opportunities? The New Defense Budget and Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2023 earlier this spring. The proposal...
May 16, 20225 min read


Justice for the Five: The Tales of Death and Disability
by Kristina Artuković — A month ago, when the images of five late-term babies aborted in the Washington Surgi-Clinic were published,...
May 13, 20223 min read


Wimbledon Drops the Ball: Excluding Russians from International Athletics is Unethical Hypocrisy
by Samuel B. Parker — On April 18th, organizers of the Boston Marathon followed through on their resolution to prohibit Russian and...
May 11, 20223 min read


My pregnancy was terminated at 29 weeks, but I didn’t have an abortion
by Lauren Pope — My first pregnancy was terminated at 29 weeks, but I didn’t have an abortion. Because of a preterm, premature rupture...
May 9, 20224 min read


Mother's Day "Mud"-slinging
by Herb Geraghty — We have been outside the Supreme Court nonstop defending the rights of the unborn since the draft Dobbs decision was...
May 9, 20223 min read


After Roe: A World Beyond Abortion?
by Aimee Murphy — The whole world is reeling at the news of the leaked SCOTUS decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. Many anti-abortion...
May 3, 20223 min read


“You’re Not Alone”: The Work of Florida’s JMJ Pregnancy Center
by John Whitehead — Florida recently adopted a new law on “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality” that, among other measures, bans many...
Apr 26, 20224 min read


Love Will Win Out In the End
By Savannah Ackerman 1st Place, Music, Create | Encounter 2022 Best in Show Artist Statement: I want a song that can be used for multiple...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


Oriented
By Kelsey Hazzard 1st Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2022 Download Oriented to read it in its original screenplay formatting:
Apr 21, 20221 min read


A Catholic Tribute to Clyde Ross
By Michael Jezewak 1st Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2022 Artist Statement: Clyde Ross, the central figure in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s...
Apr 21, 20221 min read


Hamartia
By Sarah Burchart 1st Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2022 Steel smiling wide, drowned in a spare basin till Saturdays. Charon enters...
Apr 21, 20221 min read


Clothe Our Smallest Citizens
By Sara Leonard 1st Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2022 Artist Statement: This baby doll realistically represents micro preemie...
Apr 21, 20221 min read
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