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'Bring Our War Dollars Home'
Originally Posted: 05/15/2013 - 10:05am | Type: Magazine Article

Candice Quinn Local governments push for Pentagon spending cuts. YEAR AFTER YEAR, more than 50 percent of the ...

Bordering on the Truth
Originally Posted: 05/15/2013 - 10:05am | Type: Magazine Article

Maryada Vallet Where the U.S. meets Mexico, rhetoric often gets in the way of the facts. DURING CONGRESS’ cur ...

War on Workers
Originally Posted: 02/13/2013 - 11:01am | Type: Magazine Article

Phil Haslanger Anti-labor laws undermine unions in the Midwest. Will faith communities rise to the challenge? ...

10 (More) Reasons to Support Immigration Reform
Originally Posted: 12/13/2012 - 10:14am | Type: Blog

There are many reasons to support comprehensive immigration reform. As Christians, we point to the biblical call to welcome the stranger and love our neighbors as top reasons for our support. We refer to the G ...

The Road to Recovery
Originally Posted: 11/08/2012 - 11:03am | Type: Magazine Article

Heather Boushey We know how policymakers can fight unemployment. They're just not doing it. ONE OF THE b ...

Oregon Dentist Fined for Pressuring Employee to Attend Scientology Seminar
Originally Posted: 10/09/2012 - 12:16pm | Type: Blog

State labor officials have ordered a dentist to pay nearly $348,000 to settle allegations that he threatened to fire a dental assistant unless she attended a Scientology-related training session. ...

A DREAM Economy
Originally Posted: 10/01/2012 - 3:49pm | Type: Blog

The Center for American Progress has released a study showing that passage of the DREAM Act would create an economic boom of over $300 billion dollars and create nearly 1.5 million jobs — not to mention, it is ...

The Morning News: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011
Originally Posted: 12/13/2011 - 1:08pm | Type: Blog

The Morning News: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 THE NEW REPUBLIC: Why Are American Politicians Always Switching Religions? If Newton Leroy Gingrich becomes the Republican candidate ...

Facts, Opinions, and Newt Gingrich
Originally Posted: 12/02/2011 - 4:49pm | Type: Blog

When you look around and see others working hard, playing by the rules, and still not necessarily knowing where the next meal is coming from or how to pay for medicine this month, it can deincentivize. ...

The Good of Manufacturing
Originally Posted: 11/04/2011 - 4:00pm | Type: Magazine Article

Danny Duncan Collum How blind commitment to 'free trade' throws working people under the bus. High ...

What's Missing in the GOP Debate: Consumer Demand
Originally Posted: 11/10/2011 - 12:42pm | Type: Blog

If you didn’t watch last night’s debate, I’ll save you some time and sum it up for you in seven words and a em dash. Taxes and regulations — we’ve got too many. If you didn’t watc ...

Time to Rebuild Our Foundations
Originally Posted: 11/10/2011 - 3:08pm | Type: Blog

Work and dignity are Christian values for the common good, and it is time for both political parties to support them. So let’s talk about jobs, jobs, jobs. Here is what I thou ...

Obama on Jobs Act: 'They don't have the luxury of waiting 14 months.'
Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog

First, here's the transcript portion of the last five minutes of President Obama's speech where he really got his preach on: First, here's the t ...