Perspectives

If we want to honor the memory of the Emanuel martyrs, we must continue their struggle for transformative action.

This treaty can be worked out by debate and compromise. But not if the fix is in -- not if Boehner, McConnell and Obama put a fast one over on us.

Sister Simone Campbell reflects on the pope's call for all of us, especially those in power, to find bold, integrative solutions to all of these injustices.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership was stalled by the House last week, but President Obama and Republican leadership haven't given up on making their secret trade treaty come true.

After serving in Congress, half of all retiring senators and 42 percent of retiring representatives become lobbyists. We need new rules to keep corruption -- or even the appearance of it -- at bay.

The last best hope to stop Big Money’s rout of American democracy is a former trade group lobbyist who’s reluctant to stretch his spandex superhero suit too thin.

It’s clear that the national political will for getting big money out of politics is there.

The hit parade of failed arguments should convince any fence sitters that this is a bad deal.

Trade agreements claim to protect labor, but when the government fails at enforcement, Americans end up in competition with child laborers, underpaid foreign workers and victims of human trafficking.

Bernie Sanders, whose views are shared by strong majorities of Americans, is being depicted as the one who is out of step.