Law and Politics

Paul Ryan and Denis McDonough

Paul Ryan, the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Denis McDonough, former White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama and current professor of the...

Tona Boyd on the Justice in Policing Act

Featuring Erin Corcoran, Kroc Institute Executive Director, and Tona Boyd, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alum who is now working as chief counsel to Senator Cory...

Racism Is a Life Issue

In the words of Pope Francis, “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life.” This...

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The Workers’ Forum: Conversations on Workers’ Rights, Resources & Roles During the Pandemic

The Higgins Labor Program at the Center for Social Concerns presents the first event of the Workers’ Forum, a series of discussions on workers’ rights, resources, and roles...

Gary Gereffi on Global Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr. Gary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness at Duke University, joins Ray Offenheiser to discuss...

How Americans Understand Abortion with Dr. Tricia Bruce, Part 1

Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Dr. Tricia Bruce to discuss her report, “How Americans Understand Abortion” and to offer some observations and insights on...

Controversial Supreme Court Cases with Rick Garnett, Part 2

Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Rick Garnett for part 2 of their discussion on recent Supreme Court cases about religious liberty, health care mandates, and...

Controversial Supreme Court Cases with Rick Garnett, Part 1

Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Rick Garnett to discuss recent Supreme Court cases about religious liberty, health care mandates, and abortion law. Rick Garnett...

Breaking Down Barriers to African American Entrepreneurship

The benefits of entrepreneurship are well documented. Startups are responsible for nearly all job growth in the United States, experience growth rates substantially higher than...

Race, Religion, and Reparative Justice: Black Lives Matter and International Human Rights

Alex Hsu, a postdoctoral research associate with the Ansari Institute, talks with Diane Desierto, associate professor of human rights law and global affairs at the Keough School...

Global Supply Chains in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Over the past half century, globalization has transformed how nations, firms, and workers compete in the international economy. A sociologist with a business mindset, Gary Gereffi...