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Protests? Yes. Riots? No.

Peter Dreier | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Riots, Koch Brothers, National People?S Action, Civil Disobedience, Industrial Areas Foundation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Protest, Obama, Alliance for a Just Society, Pico National Network, United Electrical Workers Union, Republic Windows and Doors, Politics News
Peter Dreier

We don't want riots. But we could certainly use more protest -- the kind of non-violent civil disobedience that propelled the women's suffrage, labor, civil rights, and environmental movements throughout the 20th century.

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Needed: Prophetic Voices For A Just Economy

Ryan J. Bell | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Poor, Middle-Class, Justice, Pico National Network, Economic Policy Institute, Economy, US Poverty, Budget Debate, Poverty in America, Poverty, Religion News
Ryan J. Bell

I'm afraid we've learned nothing from the collapse of 2008 and the slow erosion of the middle class. Maybe tomorrow, I'll read up on the new budget agreement. But today, I want to weep and repent.

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Homeowners to Iowa AG Miller - Revive the American Dream

George Goehl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Principal Reduction, Foreclosures, Bank of America, National People's Action, Alliance for a Just Society, Financial Crisis, Banks, Pico National Network, Foreclosure, crimeshoudntpay.com, Industrial Areas Foundation Southeast, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, Business News
George Goehl

Mike McCarthy, Keya Alvarez, and Ken Kelly. Not exactly household names, but they are among the homeowners from 13 states who traveled to Des Moines ...

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