Nathan Schneider
America Magazine
Colorado, United States
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How can we honor Martin Luther King Jr.? Defund (while respecting) the police
Now is an opportune time to do the right thing—to defund the police and invest in a diversified strategy for public safety and well-being. → Read More
We know what caused the Colorado fire—and we need to say it: Climate change
My neighbors lost homes because our political and economic institutions have failed to respond to a crisis they have long known was coming. → Read More
‘The Chosen’ dares to imagine stories about Jesus and the disciples that aren’t in the Gospels. It’s a revelation.
Jonathan Roumie’s Jesus has fearsome power to open the Scriptures to us and the women and men who follow him are people in whom we can find traces of ourselves. It helps me love the Lord like I never have before. → Read More
NFTs are leading to a new financial dystopia. Here’s why you should care.
This latest phase of capitalism has a feeling of déjà vu from its first stage—except rather than speculating on colonial land-grabs and the bodies of slaves, NFTs are making commodities of famous people and GIFs. → Read More
Our world is ripe for revolution. 10 years after Occupy and the Arab Spring, what have we learned?
After all the hope I and others felt as the story of 2011 swept across the world, the accounting of the decade since leans mightily toward disaster. → Read More
The assault on the Capitol was horrific. But occupying a legislature can be a legitimate act of protest.
It is worth remembering that occupying a legislature can be an act of democracy. We in the United States might need to do it again. → Read More
This election is a referendum on who is allowed to break the law
Trump calls himself the “law and order” president. But his “law and order” is a promise for some at the expense of others. → Read More
What innovations do people actually need after the pandemic? Not flying cars.
We can’t wait for the venture capitalists and their playthings to save us after the coronavirus, writes Nathan Schneider. It is time to turn to the innovation of cooperative economics. → Read More
How to build mutual aid that will last after the Coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring works of wonder, writes Nathan Schneider, but will volunteers and activists have the energy to keep going after the worst has passed? → Read More
The Christian argument for more stay-at-home dads
Putting an end to the cultural pressure that prevents men from taking on caregiving roles. → Read More
Greta Thunberg and the trouble with changing the world
The phrase always seems to come at the end of a sentence—change the world, period. Change the world how? → Read More
Seven tips for new Catholics, from one convert to another
Welcome! Christ is risen. → Read More
How can activists win more than a viral moment?
Today, it is easier than ever for activists to command attention for a moment but harder to form the lasting relationships and organizations that are also needed to make lasting change. → Read More
Polarization can bring about real political change. Our past proves it.
Polarized times tempt danger, such as the very real authoritarian surge happening around the world right now. But necessary changes often take place during periods of tumult, not tranquility. → Read More
Now that the midterms are over, let’s stop obsessing over the Trump Show
Maybe we just like victimizing each other and never addressing basic problems. But our young citizens have had enough of this political show and are making a spectacle of their own. → Read More
Rich People Broke America and Never Paid the Price
Lehman Brothers collapsed ten years ago, exposing a rotten system run only by greed. In an alternate universe, things actually changed. → Read More
Don’t blame the sex abuse crisis on queer Catholics
Using an abuse and accountability scandal to scapegoat Catholic queerness is not O.K. → Read More
How to survive Trump: End the cult of the presidency
The presidency has become a cult to which we are expected to constantly direct our attention; the result is a disenchantment with democracy. → Read More
Protesting our country’s nuclear weapons is (still) worth going to jail for
Despite being out of sight, the bombs are as ever-present as micro-aggressions and mass incarceration. → Read More
The transactional apocalypse is coming.
What if we could make economics uninteresting again? → Read More