How Do We Take Lent Beyond Chocolate and Caffeine?
Lent. It's an odd word, not exactly one that shows up in the vernacular of our everyday.
Workers
Why I'm Trying to Resist Political Prejudice
People of Faith United in Wisconsin
In the midst of the national uproar over the attempt by Wisconsin Gov.
The Other Side of the Border
Even before the 112th Congress convened in January, we knew that advancing progressive immigration policy would be challenging.
How Child Sex Trafficking is Being Overcome in the Philippines
One of the things that make the work of fighting global slavery so difficult is that people feel defeated by the sheer size and scope of the problem.
When is Nationalism Healthy?
I watched the film Invictus for the second time last weekend.
Indiana Immigration: Hoosier Neighbor?
I love Indiana. I love driving through cornfields, playing Euchre, and getting swept up in basketball-mania.
Mubarak Stays, Anger Grows
I watched on Al Jazeera television and followed tweets (#Tahrir) from Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Cairo, Egypt as hundreds of thousands of Egyptians awaited a promised speech by President Hosni Mubarak.
Looking For Light Along the Border
Cast Off the Stupor of Indifference
Today I want to focus on the people of Egypt -- those million or more who have gathered in Tahrir Square, both as a united, insistent, revolutionary body, and as individuals -- professors and bake