New York

Should Churches Be Allowed to Meet in Public Schools?

Jonathan D. Fitzgerald 7-06-2011

A recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, and the subsequent fallout here in New York, hits close to home for many of us New Yorkers. The ruling, which came down on June 2, allows for the city of New York to restrict religious groups from meeting in schools

From Your Gas Tank to World Hunger: The Dangers of Speculative Futures

Elizabeth Palmberg 6-28-2011

Wall Street may seem far away, but it's actually as near as your gas tank -- and as widespread as global hunger.

Ashley Judd: 'My Christian Faith Demands I Work for Social Justice'

Jason Howard 6-21-2011

It's noon on the West Coast, and Ashley Judd is scurrying to make a live on-air interview with a National Public Radio local affiliate in Berkeley.

The Battle of Blair Mountain Redux

Bryan Farrell 6-14-2011

Hundreds of miners, activists, students, academics, environmentalists, and other citizens are marching to West Virginia's historic Blair Mountain in an effort to save it from mountaintop removal.

On Palestinians: Whose Narrative Wins?

Gary M. Burge 5-10-2011

Once again last week the pages of the New York Times was graced with an ad published by David Horowitz's Freedom Center, one of those websites you visit and immediately begin to rethink the sanity of published discourse on the Web.

Osama, Obama, and Twitter

Betsy Shirley 5-04-2011

Seconds after news of Osama bin Laden's death, I logged on to Twitter and watched the 140-character updates roll in.

The Ryan Plan: A Declaration of War on the Poor

Lisa Sharon Harper 4-12-2011

I've been fasting for 15 days in solidarity with the hung

Martin Luther King and the Spiritual Death of a Nation

Duane Shank 4-04-2011

Today is the 43rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Martin Luther King Jr. Although I never met him, I value his life and teachings more and more each year.

Single Pastors, The Church, and Community

Ernesto Tinajero 3-25-2011

Recently I found a story about a friend from seminary in New York Times.

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Troy Jackson 3-25-2011

On the morning of Saturday, March 25, 1911 more than 600 employees, mostly immigrant women, reported for work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City.

Wisconsin Strengthens Ties Between Labor and Environment

Bryan Farrell 3-16-2011

Corporations have long used the false rhetoric of "jobs versus the environment" to pit what would be natural allies -- environmentalists and labor activists -- against one another.

Rep. King is Saying 'No' in the Face of Jesus

Lisa Sharon Harper 3-10-2011

At the climax of The King's Speech, I held my breath with the rest of the packed audience and hoped to God that history was kind to King George VI.

Report From Afghanistan: The Human Toll of Obama's 'Good War'

Eric Stoner 3-04-2011

In December, as the United States entered the 10th year of what President Obama called the "good war" in Afghanistan, I traveled to Kabul to take stock of the human toll of the increasingly bloody occupation.

Will Gaddafi Fall?

Eric Stoner 2-23-2011

For the tenth day in a row, protesters in Libya took to the streets today, despite the use of far more violence from the state than what happened during Egypt's recent uprising.

Friday Links Round Up: Mobilizing Hope. Gnomes. Afghanistan.

Jeannie Choi 2-18-2011

Here's a little round up of links from around the Web you may have missed this week:

Friday Links Round Up: The Day of Departure. Mubarak. Egypt.

Jeannie Choi 2-11-2011

Here's a little round up of links from around the Web you may have missed this week:

Understanding the Protests in Egypt

Bryan Farrell 1-27-2011

The massive anti-government protests that flared in Egypt yesterday, in which

In Wake of Shooting, Love is the Better Portion

Ernesto Tinajero 1-14-2011

A bullet discharged. Then another. And another. And another. And suddenly, a grocery store is transformed from the mundane to the horrible, hell on earth. People lay dead.

WikiLeaks: Historian's Dream, Diplomat's Nightmare

Duane Shank 11-30-2010

This past Sunday and Monday the news media published their first summaries of the documents they received from WikiLeaks which contained more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.

Three Steps Toward a Balanced Budget

Jim Wallis 11-18-2010

There has been a lot of talk about deficits lately. This is for good reasons. Our personal and national relationship to debt is indeed a moral issue.