Economic Justice

Readers Speak Out on Body Image and Faith

Elizabeth Palmberg 4-08-2009
Many thanks to the folks who answered our request for your thoughts and stories about
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Video: Jim Wallis on CNN Discussing Obama's Faith Council

Jim Wallis 4-07-2009
Jim Wallis, Eboo Patel, and Rabbi David Saperstein discuss the role of President Obama's Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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Rwanda's Hopes and Challenges 15 Years After the Genocide

Jimmy Quach 4-07-2009
Today the world is remembering Rwanda and the genocide that started there 15 years ago.
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The Obama Budget's Promise and Peril

Bob Greenstein 4-07-2009

I've been asked for a few words about how the recession may affect poverty in the United States, and also about policy issues related to poverty that have emerged from the economic recovery legislation and from the budget debate on Capitol Hill.

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A Crucial Time in the Fight Against Global Poverty and Climate Change

Ray Offenheiser 4-07-2009
The realities of global poverty are very stark.
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Calling a Nation to its Best Values and Priorities

Sharon Watkins 4-07-2009

Some might say that this is the worst possible time to have a Mobilization to End Poverty. An elder of a church I served once told me, "You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their checkbook register

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Compassionate Conservatives Looking to Rebrand and Expand Their Mission

Dave Donaldson 4-06-2009
I've been asked to comment on churches that are more conservative, predominantly evangelical, and how they are coalescing around poverty reduction.
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A Vision for the Foreign Aid Budget

4-06-2009
I would like to address the foreign affairs portion of the president's budget.
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Tutu Confronts ANC, Zimbabwe Launches Recovery Program

Nontando Hadebe 4-03-2009
It has been another week of high drama in South Africa and more mixed news from Zimbabwe. In South Africa three key issues have dominated public debate.
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Economic Democracy: An Alternative to Pure Capitalism or Socialism

Onleilove Alston 4-02-2009

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Doing the Best We Can in Hard Times - A Corporate Example

Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 4-02-2009

Scanning the headlines recently, the following caught my attention: "Walgreens giving free care to jobless and uninsured." I read the article to find the hidden catch, but to my delight, I found only a company trying to use its resources in a way that promotes the common good of society.

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The Value of Davos

Jim Wallis 4-01-2009
If we can learn new habits of the heart from this economic crisis, perhaps the suffering can be redemptive.
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Counting the Cost

Rebecca M. Blank 4-01-2009
We can't tell if we're making progress without a new poverty measure.
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Poverty is No Accident

Kaitlin Barker 4-01-2009
The End of Poverty? written and directed by Philippe Diaz. Cinema Libre Studio.
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Churches to Obama: 'Put the Poor First'

Joey Ager 4-01-2009

Christian Churches Together (CCT), a three-year-old ecumenical group representing more than 100 million U.S.

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis 3-26-2009

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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Diagnosing Our Economic Illness

Brian McLaren 3-26-2009

Some might say that this is the worst possible time to have a Mobilization to End Poverty.

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Obama and the G-20

Jim Wallis 3-24-2009
Next week, leaders of the G-20, the 19 countries with the largest economies and the European Union, will meet in London.
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Consumerism and Producerism

Seth Naicker 3-24-2009
In times of great chaos and stress, people need voices of inspiration.
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Sin Nombre: Immigrants as Sojourners

Craig Detweiler 3-24-2009
President Obama recently addressed the crying need for comprehensive immigration reform. He reminded us that we are a nation of immigrants.
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