Economic Justice

My Reaction to Obama's Speech? It's a Start, but I Want More

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-10-2009

I am a voracious woman.

New Poverty Numbers, Old Poverty Definitions

Rachel Black 9-10-2009

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.

Poverty: Looking at Why Instead of Who

Neeraj Mehta 9-10-2009

For many Americans, our current housing crisis, banking meltdown, and global recession are increasing the risk of falling into poverty.

Want to End Poverty? Focus on Women and Girls

Molly Marsh 9-10-2009

Promoting gender equality is crucial to combating global poverty, a point Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn make in their new book,

Hope is a Verb

Diana Butler Bass 9-09-2009

I was too young to remember President John F. Kennedy. My mother worked on his campaign and hauled her baby (me) along with her to pass out literature.

Why the U.S. Ranks 37 Among World Health Systems, Plus Four Alternative Models

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-09-2009

The United States is the richest nation on earth. It has some of the best-trained physicians and best medical facilities on earth. It is a leader in medical innovation and medical education.

Three Keys to Reforming Health Care: T.R. Reid's The Healing of America

LaVonne Neff 9-09-2009

A couple of weeks ago I previewed T.R.

When Grace Backfires

Bart Campolo 9-08-2009

In 1958 the Teddy Bears released the song "To know him is to love him," which might as well have been called "To know, know, know, him is to love, love, love, him," since that's the way everybody r

Labor Sunday: What Can We Do to Honor Workers?

Cathleen Falsani 9-04-2009

To work is to pray.

It's a Latin phrase that the Order of St. Benedict adopted as its motto.

St. Benedict, the founder of the order, recognized the sacred value of hard work, the notion that through the sweat of our brows and the strength of our arms and backs, we can worship the Creator.

Partnerships to End Poverty, Led by the Poor

Kymberly McNair 9-04-2009

The Poverty Initiative, based at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, has a mission "to raise up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to building a social movement to en

Listen!

Elizabeth Palmberg 9-04-2009

A just-released study of low-wage workers in the U.S.

The Other Dimension of the Game

Seth Naicker 9-04-2009

I have been thinking much about this slogan or caption, "the other dimension of the game." It is a slick and catchy phrase I have been exposed to in my work with Streetfootballworld -- a strategic

Judgment Day: Does Matthew 25 Apply to the Health-Care Debate?

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-03-2009

Yesterday, I heard a Christian leader say that the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25 is not a reason for Christians to support universal health care guaranteed by their government.

Video: Jim Wallis Discusses Ted Kennedy's Legacy on MSNBC

Jim Wallis 9-03-2009

Shopping Green Without Spending in the Red

Tracey Bianchi 9-02-2009

Organic strawberries were $5.99 the other day at our local grocer. $5.99! Their more toxic twins, the non-organic variety, were on sale for $3. Darn this pesticide-free living. I stood staring at that clamshell of bruised strawberries and fought with myself. The farmers market was still three days away. I really wanted those berries.