Economic Justice

Wal-Mart's Big Green Claim, Part 2

Tracey Bianchi 7-22-2009

[continued from part 1] ... Here is why I am not about to toss my kids into the car and dash out for cheap juice boxes:

Holy Health Care!

Rose Marie Berger 7-21-2009

Debates on our national system of providing health care are raging in political a

Well color me happy (as the saying goes): Wal-Mart just released a big claim to be greening up its act. But what does their claim really mean and how do we define what corporate green looks like anyway? Especially since lately, corporate green seems to grow everywhere, at times fertilized by a healthy dose of corporate greed.

Celebrating Mandela's Birthday and Serving Zimbabwe's Children

Nontando Hadebe 7-21-2009

On July 18^th many people from different parts of the world celebrated Nelson Mandela's 91^st birthday!

I Don't Care What Our Health-Care System is Called, as Long as it Delivers

LaVonne Neff 7-20-2009

I recently sent an e-mail about health care to my congressman, Peter Roskam (R-IL, 6th District), through his Web site.

Kids Need All the Positive Words They Can Get

Bart Campolo 7-17-2009

Recently a bunch of people e-mailed me the same New York Times column, which cited a variety of scientific research s

Update an Obsolete Poverty Line

Nate Van Duzer 7-17-2009

Last week the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a study analyzing the effectiveness of our country's safety net programs.

Video: Jim Wallis and Tavis Smiley on Perspective, Prayer, and the President

Jim Wallis 7-16-2009

Earlier this year, Jim Wallis sat down with Tavis Smiley to talk about his role in public media of raising issues and asking questions that others are not.

What My Broken Collar Bone Taught Me About Our Broken Health-Care System

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 7-16-2009

I was in a car wreck in 2002. After a drunk driver hit the car in which I was a passenger, I found myself with fractured ribs and a broken right clavicle.

Stop this Malicious E-mail

LaVonne Neff 7-15-2009

An e-mail is circulating that, like most scary e-mails, is entirely false.

Health Care in the UK: An Astonishing Example of Communitarian Justice

Gareth Higgins 7-14-2009

Sometime in the spring of 1974, my world was somewhat disturbed by the event of my conception, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Obama in Ghana: The Capacity of Hope

Nontando Hadebe 7-14-2009

The visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Ghana this past weekend was described as his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa.

Michael Jackson's Legacy of Social and Environmental Concern

Cesar Baldelomar 7-13-2009

Though it has been two weeks since Michael Jackson's death, the world continues to mourn and to monitor news sources for the latest developments.

Voices of the Poor Lost in Honduras' Power Struggle

Amanda Lind 7-10-2009

Two weeks ago Sunday I awoke to my cell phone ringing at 6:45 a.m. In my sleepy delirium I answered it to hear the agitated voice of Isidra, a friend and "hermana" from our church in Flor del Campo, a marginalized neighborhood near the airport of Tegucigalpa.

Why the Fuss About Dr. Francis Collins' Faith?

Elizabeth Palmberg 7-10-2009

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The Pope and the President: Unlikely Allies Seeking Common Ground for the Common Good

John Gehring 7-10-2009

When Pope Benedict XVI meets with President Obama in Rome today, a shy German theologian and a charismatic leader known for his international rock star appeal will find plenty to agree on despite s