1. A Prayer for Thanksgiving Week
“And so we try to shift our focus a little,
remembering that though things
aren’t as they should be,
we’re waiting and listening
for what is good.”
A deep dive into the relationship between stolen guns and violent crime: “A yearlong investigation by The Trace and more than a dozen NBC TV stations identified more than 23,000 stolen firearms recovered by police between 2010 and 2016 — the vast majority connected with crimes. That tally, based on an analysis of police records from hundreds of jurisdictions, includes more than 1,500 carjackings and kidnappings, armed robberies at stores and banks, sexual assaults and murders, and other violent acts committed in cities from coast to coast.”
3. Historically, Men Translated the Odyssey. Here’s What Happened When a Woman Took the Job
“It offers not just a new version of the poem, but a new way of thinking about it in the context of gender and power relationships today. As Wilson puts it, ‘the question of who matters is actually central to what the text is about.’”
4. Remembering the U.S. Soldiers Who Refused Orders to Murder Native Americans at Sand Creek
These were men who rejected the violence and genocide inherent in the “conquest of the West.” They did so by personally refusing to take part in the murder of peaceful people, while ordering the men under their command to stand down.
5. She Said a Powerful Congressman Harassed Her. Here’s Why You Didn’t Hear Her Story.
A look inside Congress’ Office of Compliance, which paid out $17 million for 264 settlements over 20 years.
6. Would You Put a Tiny House for a Homeless Person in Your Backyard?
“When you look at the problem of homelessness, it’s so huge—but when you do one thing, you start to feel like you’re able to do more.”
7. Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice: 10 Reasons to Be Thankful
It’s especially important in these times to focus on the people, the things, and the God who bless our lives daily.
8. Leticia Van de Putte on Let Her Speak and the True Story of the Texas Filibuster
In the draft for a proposed biopic of Wendy Davis and her filibuster in the Texas state senate a famous line is misattributed to Davis instead of then-State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte. “In Hollywood there is a bias and Latinas get the roles as maids and caretakers or villains or criminals. And this was neither,” Van de Putte says.
9. America’s Digitalization Divide
“Wages are not only higher for more highly digitalized occupations, they have grown faster, increasing at 0.8 percent a year for high- digital jobs compared to 0.3 percent for medium-digital jobs and 0.2 percent for low-digital jobs.”
10. Responding to Sexual Abuse Will Take Years — and It Should
“If the tragic revelations of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis are any guide, the process of reckoning with problems that have been avoided for decades will itself take decades.”
Got something to say about what you're reading? We value your feedback!
