Economy of right relationship: CEO pay problem
The city government in Portland, Oregon is trying to address economic inequality by raising corporate taxes on companies whose CEOs make significantly more than their employees.
Trade: What does renegotiating NAFTA mean?
President Trump has agreed “not to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at this time” but to “to bring NAFTA up to date through renegotiation.” How the lives, livelihoods, and the environment in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will be affected is uncertain. The following article was published in the May-June 2017 issue of NewsNotes.
Encounters: Newsletter on faith-economy-ecology
The following announcement was published in the May-June 2017 issue of NewsNotes.
Global impact of U.S. militarization
Ecumenical Advocacy Days brought together nearly 1,000 in Washington, D.C. April 21-24, for its 15th national gathering and lobby day. This year’s annual event focused on Christian advocacy to support a moral federal budget which retains key spending in support of vulnerable populations while rejecting exorbitant Pentagon spending. The following article is a summary of international plenary on the third day of the conference.
Nonviolence: A culture, a way of life
This past April marked the one year anniversary of the landmark Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome. Gerry Lee, Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, was one of the organizers of the conference and has continued to work with members of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative to promote the vision and practice of active nonviolence at the heart of the Catholic Church.
U.S. border wall proposal inconsistent with interfaith values
80 faith-based organizations tell Congress: Border walls are immoral use of public funds.
Understanding the new executive order on climate change
Learn how the new executive order affects U.S. efforts to address climate change and what can you do right now to protect the Earth.
Congressional Republicans join dialogue to solve climate change
35 national religious leaders applaud Republican congressional representatives for their support of a climate resolution.
Laudato Si' and Water
World Water Day is March 22. Maryknoll Lay Missioner Flavio Rocha in Brazil looks at the lessons about water that Pope Francis offers in Laudato Si', the encyclical which is subtitled "On Care For Our Common Home."
Love and welcome for migrants and refugees of all faith traditions
We cannot let fear blind us to the despair of migrants and refugees.
Toward Global Solidarity
Less than one hundred days into the new Trump presidency and it clear that we are experiencing an ideological shift that will have a large impact on both the United States and the world.
Integral ecology: Rules and regulations matter
With the start of the new Trump Administration, Congress has gone to work dismantling agency rules directed at the fossil fuel industry.