Michael Sean Winters: Elizabeth Warren urges Dems to pass needed legislation to avoid being clobbered in the midterms; report on A.J. Oliver, who was pushed out as a Democratic committee chair due to his pro-life views.
Your thoughts: Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, made the historic announcement that Sen. Kamala Harris was his vice president pick, the first woman of color to be on a major party presidential ticket.
Distinctly Catholic: At a time when the incompetence of the White House is obvious, the Democrats at least showed they could mount an entirely different kind of convention and make it work.
Distinctly Catholic: Giffords, Clinton, Pelosi, Warren, Harris — on Wednesday's DNC program, women demonstrated their expertise on gun rights and immigration, on health care and foreign policy.
Distinctly Catholic: The economic catastrophe brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has made Americans even more inclined to support government intervention in the economy.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Biden and the Declaration of Independence; coronavirus cases spring up in churches; solidarity and the Payroll Protection Program; toppling Jefferson.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Israel's looming disaster; Oklahomans vote to expand Medicaid; conspiracy theories on the campaign trail; a priest's vicious attack on Black Lives Matter.
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: The justice of wearing a mask; Joe Biden narrowing search for running mate; look back at political conventions; entertainment's role in undermining bigotry
Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: What's going on at America magazine? "Dramatic rhetoric" instead of "difficult questions"; Most irresponsible academic op-ed of the year.
