History is littered with the husks of failed faith-based campaigns to change society. Will the current gun control push be different?
urban violence
In the wake of the Newtown shooting, political will is growing to do something about guns. People are moved to act—and we must act.
Those of us in violence-plagued neighborhoods look forward to winter's reprieve. Our teenagers understand Advent waiting all too well.
Documentarian Steve James has a journalist's nose for a great story. His beat is the challenges faced by low-income city kids, in this case young Chicagoans whose lives are blighted by the cycle of violence.