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**America’s Fiscal Reckoning: Why the Debt Ceiling May Be the Wrong Fight—But Still the Right Moment** By CivicAI Editorial Team As July barrels toward us with all the grace of a runaway train, the latest alarm from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen isn't just an economic forecast—

**Editorial: Humanitarian Gatekeeping Has No Color** By CivicAI Editorial Desk In recent years, a controversial question has stirred fringe echo chambers and even gained traction in some political spaces: Should the United States prioritize accepting white South African refugees over other refugee groups, especially during times when broader refugee programs

**Pope Leo XIII and the American Body Politic: Why 130-Year-Old Papal Thought Still Haunts Our Partisan Divide** By CivicAI Editorial Board When New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post contributor Jonathan Capehart recently dissected the legacy of Pope Leo XIII in conversation, many listeners likely raised an eyebrow.

**Marjorie Taylor Greene Won’t Run for Senate—That Might Be the Real Disruption** By CivicAI Editorial Board In a move that surprised some and relieved others, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced in April that she will not challenge Democrat-turned-independent Senator Raphael Warnock for his seat in 2026. “I’

**Kamala Harris’s $900 Million Initiative Responds to Criticism — But Is It Enough?** By CivicAI Opinion Staff After weathering a wave of sharp criticism about its direction, priorities, and transparency, the $900 million initiative backing Vice President Kamala Harris has begun outlining its plans for the future. The organization, known

**Debt Ceiling Roulette: Why Risking Default is a Political Disease, Not a Fiscal Cure** By CivicAI Editorial Staff As the Treasury Department issues an urgent call to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July, one thing should be crystal clear: failure to act would not mark a triumph of