Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Marcellus Williams executed in Missouri amid strong innocence claims. By Natalie Neysa Alund / USA Today
How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wielded power and prestige to fuel decades of alleged abuse. By Char Adams / NBC News
The War That Would Not End. By Franklin Foer / The Atlantic
World leaders gather at a U.N. desperate to save itself. By Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines. By Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon / Wash Post
Africa’s Youngest Elected Leader Wants a New World Order. By Ruth Maclean / NYT
Donald Trump emboldened UK racists, says Labour minister. By Noah Keate / Politico
Project 2025 is a death sentence for religious freedom. By Wa’el Alzayat / RNS
William Barber joins faith leaders at vigil in Springfield to defend Haitian migrants. By Kathryn Post / RNS
Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist. By Reverend Rob Schenck / Mother Jones
What Happened When an Ohio Megachurch Decided to Tackle Racism. By Ruth Graham / NYT
The American Catholic Right vs. The Social Justice Wing. By Julie Nichols / Patheos
The Civil War Still Echoes in the South, Forcing Towns to Take Sides. By Scott Calvert and Cameron McWhirter / WSJ
Traditions of Resistance in the Black Diaspora. By Christina Proenza-Coles / AAIHS
When ‘Between the World and Me’ Faced a School Book Ban, Ta-Nehisi Coates Decided to Report It Out. By Ta-Nehisi Coates / Vanity Fair
Nixon Fought a War on Drugs He Knew Was Unjust. By Brent Staples / NYT
Benny Golson, jazz saxophonist and composer of surpassing grace, dies at 95. By matt Schudel / Wash Post
I see Howard of the 1980s in Kamala Harris. By Carla Hall / Wash Post
The N.B.A. Is Partnering With a Repressive Regime. By Stanis Elsborg / NYT
Reggie Bush lawsuit: RB sues USC, NCAA, Pac-12 over unearned NIL money. By Craig Meyer / USA Today
Tyreek Hill retains counsel for legal battle after police detainment. By Safid Deen / USA Today
A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
Mercury Morris, who helped Dolphins win two Super Bowls, dies at 77. By AP and Wash Post
Why do people still back Trump, after everything? 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters’ thinking. By Alex Hinton / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The One Thing Not Named Trump That Trump Cares About. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured “Pride paradox”: Sociologist Arlie Hochschild on Trump’s manipulation of white working class voters. By Chauncey Devega / Salon (Image WAMU)