Results for economic recession
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United We Stand
Originally Posted: 11/02/2011 - 3:20pm | Type: Magazine Article -
Joel Hunter The solution must be a partnership among all of us. When I was growing up my grandparents talked ...
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Not All Budget Cuts Are Created Equal
Originally Posted: 11/06/2011 - 5:08pm | Type: Blog -
Less than one percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. Our spending on development and foreign assistance is not -- by any stretch of the facts or imagination -- our national debt. ...
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A Robin Hood for Wall Street
Originally Posted: 11/06/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog -
With the opening of the G20 Summit in Cannes, France today, an idea that's been around for awhile is in the news again and gaining more attention as a result of the #OWS movement: The so-called " ...
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News: Quick Links 3
Originally Posted: 10/27/2011 - 9:24am | Type: Blog -
The Class War Has Begun The Class War Has Begun During the death throes of Herbert Hoover's presidency in June 1932, desperate bands of men traveled to Washington and s ...
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African-American Clergy on Budget Cuts
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
On April 4th, the global community commemorated the life and legacy of <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/martin-luther-king-jr/" target="_blank">Dr. On ...
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Oh Lord, Won't You Make Me Rich So I Can Pay More Taxes!
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
The gospel according to the movie <em>True Grit</em> (2010) is as follows: "You must pay for everything in this world one way or another. The gospel according to ...
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A Lenten Experiment
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog -
<p>In January last year, Mr. Neff and I began a Lenten experiment. We wanted to see if we could eat adequate amounts of tasty and nutritious food on a food-stamp budget. We also wanted to see what we mig ...
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God's Economics: Pope Benedict -- and Jim Wallis -- Go Where Many U.S. Politicians Fear to Tread
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Rev. Jim Wal ...
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Advent and Advocacy: A Year of Activism in Review
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog -
Advent is with us again, calling us to reflect and review, and the Sojourners policy team wants to thank you for walking with us in 2009. Advent is with us again, calling us to re ...
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Consequences of the Recession
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog -
Did you see it? It wasn't the leading story in <em>The</em> <em>New York Times, The</em> <em>Washington</em><em> Post</em>,<em> </em>or most oth ...
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New Poverty Numbers, Old Poverty Definitions
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog -
Numbers released today from the U.S. Census Bureau confirmed what has become widely apparent: more people are living in poverty because of the economic recession. It's tragic but obvious. ...
