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JustSouth Quarterly

Institute staff and collaborators disseminate their research and analysis and education on Institute core issues of race, poverty, and migration, their interconnections, and Catholic Social Teaching through a variety of means, including the JustSouth Quarterly.

JustSouth Quarterly archives

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Racism is a Life Issue-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Empowerment-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
The Green New Deal-- Dennis Kalob, Ph.D.
Collaboration in Mobile, Alabama-- Demetrius Semien, Ph.D.

Want To Fight Human Trafficking?-- Laura Murphy, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Education-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Slow ~~But Sure~~ Progress-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.
Criminalizing Migrants-- Sue Weishar, Ph.D.

Louisiana on Lockdown-- Sue Weishar, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Workers-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
The ILO at 100-- Dennis Kalob, Ph.D.
Jeopardizing Our Future-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.

The Encuentro Project-- Mary Baudouin
Catholic Social Thought and Integral Human Development-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Hate Crimes-- Nik Mitchell, Ph. D.
It Is Time To Raise The Wage!--Dennis Kalob, Ph. D.

Unjust Taxes-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Catholic Social Thought and Corruption-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Legacies of Excellence-- Nik Mitchell, Ph. D.
Deportation and Family Impact-- Sue Weishar, Ph. D.

Tainted Legacy-- Sue Weishar, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Aslyum-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
The Expansion Broadens-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Messy Discourse-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.

Ethical Policing is Courageous-- Sue Weishar, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Property-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Remembering the Past-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.
Rejoice and Be Glad- Fred Kammer, S.J.

The Fear of a Black Ballot-- Nik Mitchell, Ph.D.
Catholic Social Thought and Voting-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Justice Completed-- Alí Bustamante, Ph.D.
Immigrants and Crime: Debunking the Myth-- Sue Weishar Ph.D.

Working for Dignity-- Alí Bustamante, Ph.D., Brendan Gottschall, S.J.
Catholic Social Thought and Policy Applications-- Fred Kammer, S.J.
Markers of Plenty-- Nicholas Mitchell, Ph.D.
What to do After Welcoming?-- Rafael García, S.J.

The Mystery of Evil in the Racial Divide-- Thomas F. Clark, S.J.
Catholic Social Thought and Racial Solidarity-- Kammer
On Being Born into the Integrated South-- Mitchell

"NO" Is Not Enough-- Kammer
Catholic Social Thought and War-- Kammer
Confederate Ghosts: The Clash of Civilizations-- Mitchell
A Dream Denied?-- Weishar

Prison Capital of the Universe-- Weishar
Catholic Social Thought and Advocacy--Kammer
Shrinking the Safety Net--Donovan
White Dominionism: The Taxonomy of White Radicalism-- Mitchell

The Public Space: Confrontations and Controls--Mitchell
Catholic Social Thought and Civil Discourse--Kammer
ARISE: Making a Difference in Alabama--Semien
Recovering the Human Face of IMMIGRATION in the U.S. South--Weishar

No Place to Call Home: The affordable housing crisis in the Gulf South --Donovan
Catholic Social Thought and Gun Violence -- Kammer
In Defiance of Hidden Deaths: Black Lives Matter as a living philosophy -- Mitchell
The U.S. Role in the Current Central America Migration Crisis-- Weishar

Faithful Citizens: Calling Catholics to Political Responsibility-- Kammer
Catholic Social Thought and Politics-- Kammer
Banning All of the Boxes-- Donovan
Hope for Mercy: Ending Life Sentances for Juvenile Offenders -- Weishar

Happy Birtday Medicaid! -- Kammer
Catholic Social Thought and Government-- Kammer
Caught in the Middle: American Citizens Denied Birth Certificates in Texas-- Donovan
Pope Francis' Address to Congress: A Strategic American Political Theology-- Mikulich

The Joys and Challenges of Family Reunification: Immigrant Families One Year after the "Border Surge" -- Weishar
Catholic Social Thought and Unions-- Kammer
Stop Locking Up Our Future End the School-to-Prison Pipeline-- Mikulich
The Suffering South: Anti-Union and Poorer for it-- Kammer

Winter 2014 SPECIAL REPORT

Too Much for Too Many: What does it cost families to live in Louisiana?

The KIDS COUNT Gulf South: Children in the region continue not to count much!-- Kammer
Catholic Social Thought and Wages -- Kammer
Kids in Crisis: The surge of unaccompanied immigrant children to the border -- Weishar
The Monstrous Elegance of White Supremacy -- Mikulich

Honduran Agony: The Spiral of Violence and Corruption--Weishar & Baudouin
Catholic Social Thought and Health Care-- Kammer
The Affordable Care Act: Who, Why, and What? --Kammer
White Complicity as a Way Toward Racial Solidarity-- Mikulich

The Relentless Assault on America's Hungry--Kammer
Catholic Social Thought and Hunger--Kammer
One Family Under God: Witnessing for Immigration Reform-- Weishar
Marching for Racial Justice in Contemplation and Protest--Mikulich

In Praise of Newcomers--Mikulich
Catholic Social Thought (CST) and Solidarity--Kammer
Border Visions and Immigration Reform--Weishar
Where are the Jobs? Continuing Unemployment and Worse--Kammer

Immigration Reform in Retrospect: Lessons Learned, Lives Changed--Weishar
Catholic Social Thought (CST) and Subsidiarity--Kammer
The Gift of W.E.B. Du Bois and Double-Consciousness--Mikulich
Taxing the Poor: The Regressive Nature of State-Local Tax Systems--Kammer

Race and the 2012 Presidential Election--Mikulich
Catholic Social Thought and the Common Good--Kammer
Fairy-Tale or Worse? The Ryan-Romney Budget Plan and Catholic Moral Criteria--Kammer
"Impossible Subjects" with Impossible Choices--Weishar

Mississippi Rejects Immigration Enforcement Bill--Weishar
Catholic Social Thought and Restorative Justice--Mikulich
Does Relative Mobility "Cure" Inequality?--Kammer
Changing the Script: A Starting Point for Reducing Gun Violence--Mikulich

So Help Us God: Life, Death, and Voting Rights in the Texas Colonias--Michael Seifert
Catholic Social Thought and Distributive Justice--Kammer
Stop Casting Stones: The Failure of Punitive Crime Policy--Mikulich
Growing Economic Inequality Matters!: Why People of Faith Should Be Concerned--Kammer
Spring 2012 JustSouth Quarterly (Issuu.com)

That "Merciless Law": The Faith Response to Alabama's HB 56--Arroyo and Weishar
Catholic Social Thought and "the Law"--Kammer
The Audacity of Eucharistic Hope and the Legacy of Lynching--Mikulich
Imprisoned, Forgotten, and Deported: Immigration Detention, Advocacy, and the Faith Community [Conference Report]--Kammer

Louisiana's Historic Opportunity to End the Death Penalty and Affirm Life--Mikulich
Catholic Social Thought and the Death Penalty--Mikulich
The Debt Debate Debacle--Kammer
My Experience in Immigration Detention (Hassan)--Weishar
Photo collage: 25th Annual Social Action Summer Institute [SASI]

U.S. Taxes Are Low by Comparison--Kammer
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and Taxes--Kammer
A More Humane System--Alternatives to Immigration Detention (Part 2)--Weishar
Federal Budget Reflects Nation's Morality--Kammer
Payday Loans Strangle Working Families--Mikulich
Post-Katrina New Orleans: A Welcoming Community?--Allison Plyer, Ph.D., and Jarvis DeBerry

It's Criminal! The Consequences of Mass Incarceration without Social Justice--Mikulich
Catholic Social Teaching and Criminal Justice--Kammer
A More Humane System--Immigration Detention through Community-Based Alternatives (Part I)--Weishar
Child Poverty, Rural Poverty, and "Deep Poverty"--Kammer
Capitol Comments: The Death Penalty is a Respect Life Issue!--Andy Rivas, JD

A Beacon of Hope on the Border--Fr. Edwin L. Gros, SJ
Catholic Social Teaching and Social Analysis--Kammer
U.S. Jesuits, social analysis, and the urban poor during the economic recession--Arroyo
Jim Crow--Born Again: The Case of Mississippi--Mikulich
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander [Book Review]--Mikulich

Tomatoes, Farmworkers, and Social Justice--Kammer
Who Dat? Immigrants in the Gulf South--Chavez
A Way Where There Is No Way--Mikulich
Racial Wealth Inequality and the Myth of a "Post-Racial" America--Mikulich

For the Sake of the U.S. Children of Immigration--Chavez
Biblical Hospitality, Immigration, and the Boundary of Whiteness--Mikulich
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and Social Structures--Kammer
Latino Immigration in New Orleans--Manuel Vásquez, Ph.D.
The Measure of Poverty--Kammer

Poverty and the Gulf South States--Kammer
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and Poverty--Kammer
Where Y'at, Fair Housing?--Mikulich
Immigration at a Glance--Chavez
Standing in Solidarity--Chavez

Got Privilege? The Ironies of White Privilege and the Gospel Call to Conversion--Mikulich
Catholic Social Teaching on Race: A Select Bibliography--Mikulich
A Must Read-More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City by William Julius Wilson [Book Review]--Mikulich
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and Racism--Kammer

Immigrants as People, Not Files!--Greene
Twenty-first Century Jungle: Displaced Workers in the New Transnational Economy--Aaron Schneider, Ph.D.
U.S. Xenophobia and Racism-The Presence of the Past--Mikulich
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and Migration--Kammer

What is Catholic Social Teaching (CST)?--Kammer