Count Me for John Edwards
What we need is our country back from the looters, the brazen despoilers, and the maniacs. We need someone to lead the fight -- and realize it's a fight, across the board.
Poverty
The Edwards Imperative: Because The Politics Of Compromise Have Failed
Ian Welsh | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics
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There's no middle left and anyone who thinks that the vast majority of Republican Senators will respond to good will is living in a world of denial.
The 2007 Injustice Index
Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics
Number of employees on the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2007: 420. CPSC staff who currently inspect toys, according to the Times: 1.
Open Letter to John Edwards: Get Ready, John, They're Going to Come at You with All Barrels Blazing
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics
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You are for real, and always have been, and that's why Obama and Clinton try to pluck off and repackage parts of your message, while giving you no credit for it.
2007 Eye on the Right
Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.30.2007 | Politics
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Poverty,
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The Heritage Foundation will celebrate its 35th birthday in 2008 (no need for a present -- last year, they declared total assets of over $213 million).
Long-Weekend Reading List
Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics
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This list features some of the "can't miss" books, studies and reports that you just may have accidentally missed. So here are our suggestions for inspired holiday reading.
Huckabee Pleads Poverty As He Takes Cash For Speeches
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics
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In the midst of his presidential campaign, GOP frontrunner Mike Huckabee has continued to accept tens of thousands of dollars in speaking fees primari...
A Peaceful Revolution: Caring for the Poor: The South is Rising Again
Robert Drago | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living
Successful candidates in either party will need to provide concrete proposals to help low-income working families if they hope to win the South. Liberal politics look to be the new, winning Southern strategy.
Missing in Action
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics
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Welfare,
Poverty,
Subprime Mortgages,
Martin Luther King,
Subprime Mortgage Crisis,
John Edwards,
March on Wall St,
Jesse Jackson,
Hillary Clinton,
Oprah Obama,
War on Poverty,
Barack Obama,
Politics News
Some fix we're in when one who walked with Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement isn't accompanied by each and every person who aspires for "change," equal opportunity, and economic equity.
Poverty and Climate Change Are Clearly Linked
Jim Wallis | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics
The new 2007-2008 UN Human Development report is focused on "Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world." According to news stories,...
An Evening with Desmond Tutu
Craig Kielburger | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics
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The Fight for Clean Water,
Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
Fighting Poverty,
Poverty,
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HIV/AIDS Africa,
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Racism in South Africa,
F.W. De Klerk,
Education in Africa,
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From fighting apartheid and encouraging reconciliation to advocating for the poor, Desmond Tutu has had one clear message: once we see each other reflected in our own eyes, and once we commit to listening and cooperating, we can live in peace.
David Brooks and Lou Dobbs Are Both Losing
Bill Scher | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics
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Dobbs calls himself an "independent populist." But he did not lead the country in this populist direction. He's just seeking to ride the populist wave and link it to his long-standing anti-immigrant campaign.
Canned Compassion
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics
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Helping the Poor,
Thaksgiving Charity,
Donating Food,
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This Thanksgiving, by all means make a donation to a food bank or volunteer in a soup kitchen. And then resolve to become an advocate for policy changes that can alleviate the need for them.
Roaches in the World's Most Expensive Dessert
Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics
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Poverty,
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Haute Chocolate,
Wealth,
NYC Health Violations Restaurants,
Middle Class,
Frozen Haute Chocolate,
Class,
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This isn't just another story about gluttony. It's a story about the inevitability of cockroaches in a world divided between rich and poor and served by a public sector in a state of bad decay.
Giving Needy Young Children a Real Head Start
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics
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Congress,
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War on Poverty,
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Head Start is currently up for reauthorization by Congress -- and we're using this opportunity to improve it to help millions more.
Race and the Wealth Gap
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
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Economic Equality,
Poverty,
Middle-Class,
Pew Charitable Trusts,
Race,
Economic Injustice,
Wealth Gap,
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While overall incomes are rising, the income gap between African American and white families is also rising. Forty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's death, we still have a long way to go.
Willful Ignorance, Callous Indifference, or Both?
Richard Belzer | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics
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Fighting Poverty,
Poverty,
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Minimum Wage,
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Bush Administration Poverty,
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The overpaid, smug opinionated keepers of Wall Street's gates are, in their view, the only class of people who can explain the confusing riddle of the American economy.
What Are We Doing to Our Children?
Joan Z. Shore | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics
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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy,
Oprah Winfrey,
Poverty,
Wealth,
Children,
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Why can't we even guarantee that children -- the most innocent among us -- grow up healthy and whole?
NH: Students AWOL From Campus Event With Edwards' Surrogates
Bryan Bissell | Posted 11.11.2007 | Home
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Abortion,
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On Friday night at Plymouth State University, students were virtually absent when Cate Edwards and Kate Michelman came stumping for Democratic hopeful John Edwards.
Where Are the Voice of -- and for -- the Poor?
Ann Medlock | Posted 11.05.2007 | Living
A permanent underclass, populated by growing numbers of people without hope, should be at the top of our national concerns.
Mike Gerson's Heroic Conservatism
Jim Wallis | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics
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George Bush,
Speechwriter,
Michael Gerson,
Heroic Convervatism,
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Republican Party,
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Mike Gerson is right in his new book: how any society treats "the least of these" is God's measure. And by that measure, our society is sorely lacking.
Will Democracy Survive in the 21st Century? Why Progressive Leaders Need to Know About Cultural Organizing
Judi Jennings | Posted 10.30.2007 | Living
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Education,
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Principles,
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Highlander Center,
Living News
I urge all progressive leaders to claim the power of cultural organizing. Organize around core values, beliefs, and principles to end poverty, provide quality educations, ensure a free flow of information, and protect the environment.
Our American Tragedy: The Killing Fields of Childhood Poverty
Dan Agin | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics
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Poverty derives from what people can or cannot do. Any family that cannot afford health insurance for its children is poor -- no matter what the family income.
On the Pornography of Devastation
Doug Levitt | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics
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San Diego Evacuation,
San Diego Wildfires,
Politics News
Natural disasters, like wars, are fantastical traumas, the unimaginable made manifest in a torrent of destruction. But what happens after the initial trauma has past?
Video: Jim Wallis and Richard Land Debate Voter Values
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
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On Friday, Jim Wallis and Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, engaged in a dialogue on the role of faith in politics at the Family Resea...
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