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Notorious Arizona Sheriff has Federal Immigration Enforcement Role Revoked

Ian Danley 10-08-2009

Living in Maricopa County, Arizona, we are used to seeing our http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/12/action-alert-victory-department-of-justi..."

Listening to Poor People 'Offstage'

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 10-05-2009

I have a neighbor who has a little maxim he uses to explain much of what he sees on the news or reads about in the local paper.

Five Benefits of Common Security Clubs' Economic Solidarity

Chuck Collins 10-02-2009

Earlier this year, I wrote an article in Sojourners about Common Se

We've Crashed Our Cars into the Living Room of the World's Poor

Peter Illyn 9-28-2009

Proverbs 31:8 says "Speak out for those who cannot speak [for themselves]."

The Yes Men: Corporate Pranksters on a Mission

Becky Garrison 9-28-2009

Fans of gonzo political activism may remember the Yes Men's infamous stunt in which Andy Bichlbaum posed as a Dow Chemical spokesperson named Jude (patron saint of the impossible) Finisterra (earth's end).

Proclaiming Jubilee in the Midst of Foreclosures

Mark Van Steenwyk 9-28-2009

My 1.5 year old son Jonas broke his first law last month.

Applying Just Peace Theory to Obama's UN Speech

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-25-2009

Just peace theory is the middle way between pacifism and just war theory. It recognizes the moral force of nonviolence and the goal of a world that solves its disputes through nonviolent means.

Nonviolent Palestinian Activists Arrested as Israel Cracks Down on Wall Protests

Ben White 9-24-2009

Earlier this year, I was shown around Jayyous by Mohammad Othman, Youth Coordinator of the Stop the Wall campaign, a nonviolent grassroots movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Life, Liberty, Happiness, and Health Care

Valerie Elverton Dixon 8-19-2009

The Declaration of Independence says:

Just Say No to Khartoum Appeasement

Elizabeth Palmberg 8-07-2009

In a http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/0..." href="https://sojo.net/%3Ca%20href%3D"http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/20">http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/20

'Jose Illegal' is a Lie

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 8-07-2009

It's an e-mail to make your blood boil.

When Local Police Do Immigration Enforcement, the Community Suffers

Julie Peeples 8-03-2009

Two contrasting images recently brought into focus a growing chasm: a forty-something man in jeans and T-shirt squeezing the microphone at a community forum on immigration, face tight with anger a

Health Care is a Human Right

Valerie Elverton Dixon 8-03-2009

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), article 25 paragraph 1 says: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, i

'Grace to Heal': Deconstructing the Culture of Violence in Zimbabwe

Nontando Hadebe 7-27-2009

The government of Zimbabwe, in a groundbreaking move, dedicated this past weekend to renouncing political violence and promoting national healing.

Walter Cronkite and True Journalism

Valerie Elverton Dixon 7-20-2009

Within the context of just peace theory, Walter Cronkite was and remains an important figure. Truth. Respect. Security. We know the truth through the hard work of scholars doing the difficult and necessary research into the past and present to help us understand the facts of any conflict. Politicians and policy makers ought to make decisions based on a careful interpretation of the facts.