If respect and compensation were determined by actual performance and contributions to the social good, these folks would be in jail or standing in unemployment lines. Here's ...

I’m coming to terms with the realization that I’m a big, fat fake. But at least I’m in good company. I’m coming to terms with the realization that I’m a big, fat fake. But at lea ...

Stacy Mitchell Banking used to be an agreement between neighbors, not a transaction between chairmen of the board. It's time for a n ...

Shefa Siegel A dispatch from the shrinking middle class. FOR A PERSON from the educated middle class who is g ...

Rose Marie Berger The bigger the financial corporation, the quicker your dollar exits your community. I final ...

In an international meeting last week with economists, business executives, non-profit organizational leaders, and theologians, my colleague Stewart Wallis of the New Economics Institute succinctly su ...

Produced by Cathleen Falsani for Sojourners/God's Politics Photos by Heather Wilson and Carrie Adams/Sojourners Music by Jason Harrod (used with express permission from the artist) ...

The Olympics is the greatest representation of national athletic pride. The Olympics is the greatest representation of national athletic pride. Somehow every couple of years, patr ...

<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/truth-and-civility/" target="_blank"></a></p> It's midterm election time. How are ...

Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. As economist Marcellus Andrews argues in Taming the Beast in the Au ...

As is pretty universally agreed by economists and (these days) ignored by many politicians -- who seem determined to run on a Herbert Hoover platform -- in the short term, the government must and ...

Last evening, the U.S. Senate passed a financial regulatory reform bill by a 59-39 vote, including four Republicans. Last evening, the U.S. Senate passed a financial regulatory re ...

<p>Stephen Colbert does the second best interview in recent memory with economist, passionate advocate for consumer protection, and veteran Sunday school teacher Elizabeth Warren. Second best, that is, ...

Jim Wallis Jeannie Choi Dr. Elizabeth Warren -- head of Congress's TARP watchdog a ...

Elizabeth Palmberg Give the global-South anti-corruption activist a fighting chance. Many of us donate money t ...

Rose Marie Berger In July, Pope Benedict wrote you a love letter. Like all love letters, it’s worth savoring. ...

Danny Duncan Collum Smart people concocted a fantasy empire based on investing in other people’s debt. The he ...

Bob Goudzwaard How the out-of-control buying and selling of money led to our current crisis. Commentators have ...

Joey Ager Amidst the news of global market collapse, 11 of the world’s leading ethical banks met for the first time in March to form the ...

Walter Brueggemann Biblical faith invites us out of self-destruction toward God's generosity and abundance. ...

Chuck Collins As our economy continues to decline, "common security clubs" are one way people can support each other and take ac ...

Jim Wallis What is the responsibility of Christians? Many Americans are angry about this financial crisis, an ...

Jim Wallis Wall Street's collapse is the logical consequence of the economic philosophy that governs America. ...

G. Jeffrey MacDonald Socially responsible investing has morphed into a $2 trillion mainstream industry. In the ...

Marva J. Dawn A biblical framework for understanding money's grip on us -- and how to break free. Why doe ...

Katharine M. Preston How community-based investing transforms individuals - and religious institutions. The Fi ...

Ched Myers The biblical vision of Sabbath economics. The Hebrew Bible's vision of Sabbath economics cont ...