Brief Links

Waging war on climate change, one speaking engagement at a time (Tri-Valley Times article, Jan. 27), link 

The End of Snow? (New York Times opinion piece, Feb. 8, 2014), link

Alone, Yet Not Alone (Article about religious belief by David Brooks, New York Times, January 27), link

The Case for a Higher Minimum Wage (New York Times Editorial, Feb. 9, 2014), link

Need-Blind Justice (New York Times opinion piece, Jan. 5, 2014), link

Life After Prison (New York Times opinion piece, Feb. 2, 2014), link

America on Probation (New York Times opinion piece, Jan 27, 2014), link

Inside a Mental Hospital Called Jail (New York Times opinion piece by Nicolas Kistof, Feb. 9, 2014), link

In Eastern Congo, Complex Conflicts and High-Stakes Diplomacy, NPR News: audio recording, link; transcript, link

U.N. Panel Criticizes the Vatican Over Sexual Abuse (New York Times, Feb. 6, 2014), link

Law Doesn't End Revolving Door on Capitol Hill (New York Times, Feb. 1, 2014), link

10 Things to Know about Hispanic Catholics, U.S. Catholic, November 2013

U.S. Catholic magazine, http://www.uscatholic.org/ 

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A few years ago, a United Nations study quantified an astounding truth - a truth so dramatic it deserved space on the front page of papers around the world, and with implications so stunning it demanded that we re-consider the way we are combating extreme poverty. 

But, instead, the 97 page study quietly faded into the background.

 
The explosive truth that most of the world missed in that study is that a stunning four billion people are not protected by their own justice systems.

  
To put that into perspective: More than half the world's population, including most of the world's poorest people, aren't safe. 

Read on. 

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