Economy

DREAMS Should Not Be Illegal

Jim Wallis 12-09-2010

The House acted last night with boldness and leadership to pass the DREAM Act.

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Speak Up for Economic Sanity

Elizabeth Palmberg 11-29-2010
This year Congress finally passed reform that can get some of Wall Street's most damaging and harebrained schemes under control -- but only if the ground-level regulations written to implement the
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Study Finds White Evangelicals Believe in American Exceptionalism

Evan Trowbridge 11-23-2010
More than eight-in-10 white evangelical Christians in the United States believe that God has granted the United States a special role in history, according to a study released Wednesday.

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Political Games in Dead-Serious Times

Debra Dean Murphy 11-03-2010
Some brief observations on the 2010 election season which, thankfully, has come to an end:

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After This Election, We Need a New Vision Forward

Jim Wallis 11-03-2010
This election, some good people were elected and other good people lost.
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After the Spill, We Can't Forget the Gulf

Jim Wallis 10-20-2010

It is hard to imagine that it's been six months since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Myths and Facts About Immigration Economics

Andrew Simpson 10-18-2010
[Editor's Note: Myths and misinformation abound when it comes to the topic of immigration reform.
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7 Steps to Civility this Election Season

Jim Wallis 10-07-2010

Last week, I asked you all to tell FOX News that when it comes to truth and civility, they can do better. Thousands of you did. You aren't the only ones who see things getting worse than ever before. This week, a group of more than 130 former legislators, both Republicans and Democrats, released a letter urging for civility and encouraging candidates, once elected, to focus on cooperation to face our country's greatest challenges.

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Beck, Nazis, and Civil Dialogue

Jim Wallis 9-30-2010

Glenn Beck can do better. Fox News can do better. When it comes to upholding truth and having civil dialogues, let's be honest, we all can do better.

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The Affordable Care Act at Six Months: What's Next for People of Faith?

Rev. Linda Hanna Walling 9-29-2010

Last week was a-buzz about the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. And rightfully so.

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"Oh Say Can You See": Shane Claiborne and Jim Brenneman's Email Exchange (Part II)

Shane Claiborne 9-28-2010

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Americans Lost Freedom in Iraq: D

Randy Woodley 9-02-2010
As you read this post, please understand, I'm not a pacifist. I was raised in a politically conservative family. My dad is a proud WWII vet. My only brother retired from the U.S. Air Force.
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The War in Iraq: At What Cost?

Jim Wallis 9-01-2010
The emotion that grips me this morning, after watching President Obama's speech last night and listening to the commentary about the "end of our combat mission in Iraq," is a deep sadness.
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American Muslims Are Not Responsible for 9/11

Jim Wallis 8-23-2010
For the sake of resting my soul, while I was on vacation with my wife and boys, I was sure not to watch any cable news.
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Righteous Imports: I'm OK With Strawberries Shipped in from California

LaVonne Neff 8-20-2010
"More evidence links pesticides to hyperactivity," says a headline from yesterday's Los Angeles Times<
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Stark Inequality, Bad Economic Policy

Elizabeth Palmberg 8-03-2010
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
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President Obama on "The View"

Valerie Elverton Dixon 8-02-2010
President Obama visited with the five hosts of the ABC daytime talk show "The View." People complained. He should have gone to the Boy Scout gathering.
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Op-Eds Worth Reading

Duane Shank 7-27-2010
This morning, I found a trifecta of three of my favorite op-ed writers in the papers.
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History is on the Side of the Immigrant

Andrew Wainer 7-26-2010
"What part of illegal don't you understand?"

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Help for the Unemployed, Now 60 Percent Off!

Elizabeth Palmberg 7-21-2010
We're in a recession with four or five job seekers to every open job, according to the latest stats -- so
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