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(Part II) An antidote (not the only one) to the rise of consumerism is Catholic Social Doctrine.  From the beginning of the modern Catholic social thought in the pathbreaking encyclical of Pope Leo XIII entitled Rerum Novarum (A New Order) in 1892, popes have cautioned that growing consumerism has been a threat to Human Dignity, Solidarity,  the Preferential Option for the Poor, the Common God, and, more recently, Care for Creation.  The emphasis on accumulating more and more wealth and consuming more and more goods goes against the  Catholic social tradition, bolstered by empirical resea...

My Thoughts On An Improved US-Africa Policy for President Biden I was asked to participate on inauguration day in an event sponsored by African Women for Biden/Harris 2020. As an American, who is knowledgeable about Africa, I was pleased to present my ideas for an improved US-Africa policy. Below is the content of my remarks.. January 20, 2021 Hello, this is Lawrence Freeman. I am happy to join you this afternoon in celebrating the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris. I have been working in Africa for the last 30 years promoting development policies for the people of ...

SUBSCRIBE to EIR Daily Alert Service Call for ‘Unity’ Is Not Enough: Development Is the New Name of Unity! Jan. 21 , 2021 (EIRNS)—In her week strategic webcast today, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the Schiller Institute, commented on her observation of the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States. “I watched the inauguration and his speech, naturally. First of all, I’m not impressed by his artists’ tastes. I thought that Lady Gaga was quite horrible; if you compare the beautiful singing of Marian Anderson of the National Anthem at the inauguration of John F. K...

SUBSCRIBE to EIR Daily Alert Service At Home and Abroad: The Only Viable War-Avoidance Strategy Is Rapid Economic Development The systemic breakdown crisis of the entire trans-Atlantic economic system which Lyndon LaRouche warned about as far back as 1971, is now fully underway and is bringing the United States and the world to the brink of fascist policies, both economically and politically—exactly as LaRouche forecast would occur, were his policies for global economic development not adopted. In Europe, the demented policies of London-directed greenie de-nuclearization and de-carbonizatio...

A culture of care as a path to peace in Africa Every year on New Year’s Day, the Pope invites us to reflect on the importance of peace. Is the world listening? Fr. Enobong Paulinus Udoidiong - Rome, Italy. The message of peace is always the clarion call of the Church, to the world, on the first day of the New Year. This Year 2021, Pope Francis wants us to cultivate a culture of care as a path to peace. COVID-19: Testimonies of solidarity Even with all the suffering wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, the world in 2020, witnessed heroic examples of solidarity. Sometimes at the risk of sti...