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3 Ways to Save America's Black Boys, Pt. 1 of 3

Mike Green | Posted 05.08.2012

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Whenever someone thinks they have few bullet points of supreme wisdom that can save the world, sane people instantly roll their eyes. The insanely cur...

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House Punt on Payroll Deal Highlights Need for Radical Reform

Michael Shank | Posted 02.20.2012

America's tendency is to pursue policies that react primarily to violence, not aim to prevent it. As a result, not only is America less economically prosperous, it is less peaceful. The way forward, then, is to learn from what the index is telling us.

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

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The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Israel's Arab Spring

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Economic, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Netanyahu, Economy, Middle East, Obama, Democracy, Facebook, Peace, Jerusalem, Apple, Arab, Steve Jobs, Israel, Technology, Arab Spring, Syria, Communication, World News

Israel has to dig deep, carefully scrutinizing her culture, history and essential self in order to deal with what may amount to her saving grace, the emancipation and future leadership of her neighboring enemy states.

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Herman Cain: 5 Questions on the U.S. Economy

Mike Green | Posted 12.21.2011

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Cain has staked his claim to the nomination upon an economic vision he calls the 9-9-9 Plan. Based on the economic beliefs expressed in this plan, I have five questions for Herman Cain.

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Praying for Peace and Looking for Jesus at #OccupyWallStreet

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.06.2011

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Here are a few things I know about the Occupy Wall Street protesters: When they stand with the poor, they stand with Jesus. When they stand with the hungry, they stand with Jesus. When they stand for those without a job or a home, they stand with Jesus.

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Will Politicians Listen to Pastors?

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.13.2011

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Our country is in the midst of a clash between two competing moral visions, between those who believe in the common good, and those who believe individual good is the only good. It's time our leaders in Washington listen to someone other then themselves.

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The War Must Not Go On!

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.23.2011

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The president has announced that after an initial drawdown in Afghanistan, the remaining troops will be withdrawn "at a steady pace" going into 2014. But that's not good enough. President Obama had an opportunity to pivot his policy on the war and he didn't take it.

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The Top 3 Signs This War Will End

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.02.2011

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Congress is fed up with the war in Afghanistan, and its members' turn against the war mirrors the quickly changing public opinion.

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Jon Stewart and the Sheer Hypocrisy of Fox News on Teachers

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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I like teachers. But what I am learning from conservatives these days, especially the hosts and commentators for Fox News is that public school teachers are greedy.

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This is Not Fiscal Conservatism. It's Just Politics.

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's be clear: When politicians attack the poor, it is not partisan to challenge them -- it is a Christian responsibility.

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Pushing the Private Sector to Prioritize American Jobs

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Policies that favor scaling up domestically, as opposed to overseas, are essential to ensuring that American ingenuity generates U.S. jobs -- not just a high Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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SOTU: Obama's Innovation Economy

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The nation is nervous, yet outwardly calm. President Obama has set the stage for a vision of America's new Innovation Economy and forward-looking anti...

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Re-Gift Without Fear

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

To re-gift or not to re-gift? If you feel that re-gifting is cheap, think again. Being thrifty is being smart. In this economy, re-gifting makes great...

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On the Issues from Abortion to War & Peace

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

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I want to put this somewhat intellectual blog posting into perspective. Below is a quote from Matt Taibbi's new book, Griftopia-Bubble Machines, Vamp...

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Friday Talking Points [140] -- Pledging Nonsense

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House has been in the news this past week, mostly for who will be leaving it soon. One is tempted to insert the old "will the last to leave...

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President Obama Attempts to Bridge the "Enthusiasm Gap"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama must continue to talk directly to the American people, but he also must take concrete steps toward reinvigorating public institutions, unapologetically, and throwing a lifeline to a drowning middle class.

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Jordan's Media Fails in Times of Economic Difficulties

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

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The government has recently taken some tough and painful economic policies. The media, for the most part, have been either silent or supportive, with a few voices of opposition here and there.

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The Assault on Public Employees

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011

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For more than a generation, America's working families have been under a constant assault from the CEO's and extraordinarily wealthy members of our society.

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Ending the Conflict Minerals Trade

Robert Hormats | Posted 05.25.2011

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Huffington Post readers may be surprised to learn that the world's deadliest conflict since World War II is still occurring -- in the Democratic Repub...

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Elizabeth Warren and Goliath

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Elizabeth Warren, a good Methodist, warns: The banks are trying everything they can think of to kill financial reform. And we must not let them do that.

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Creating Change in the Midst of Crisis: Re-thinking Our Values

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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In past years at Davos, I often found myself in early morning optional sessions on social responsibility, in small rooms on the third floor of the c...

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The State of the Union: Unfinished Business

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than the inspiring rhetoric of a campaign speech, Obama's State of the Union address was a more sober reflection on unfinished business.

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What I'll Be Listening for Tonight

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 01.27.2010

Tonight as the President speaks I'll be listening and hoping that the President agrees that the best way through these times is by pursuing opportunity for all.

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SEC Mulled National Security Status For AIG Details

Reuters | Matthew Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve's bid to keep secret many of the details of the Americ...

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