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September 6, 2011

The Obama Administration wimps out on saving the environment while drought-fueled wildfires blaze through Texas. Meanwhile, the mayor of New York City sets off his own sparks by refusing to include clergy in the 9/11 commemoration.

Faith & the Common Good Sept. 6, 2011

Cough, cough, hack, gasp! That's the sound of the TPC Editor's asthma in the midst of Dallas' Grade F-quality air, which bodes to get worse after the Obama Administration's latest environmental faux pas.

August 11, 2011

Protestants for the Common Good 15th Anniversary

Chicago-based Protestants for the Common Good, a force in encouraging progressive legislation in Illinois, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a gathering.

August 11, 2011

Protestants for the Common Good 15th Anniversary

Chicago-based Protestants for the Common Good, a force in encouraging progressive legislation in Illinois, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a gathering.

July 21, 2011

Budget Crisis: Who's Left Behind?

Religious leaders urged President Obama and senior advisers to protect the nation's vulnerable in any federal budget deal during an unusual 40-meeting White House meeting.

Christian leaders seeking to protect the nation's vulnerable amid America's fiscal crisis urged people of faith to contact their federal representatives July 21 as rumors swirled that President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner were close to a budget deal.

February 27, 2011

Invested in Resistance: Why Madison Matters

If America is to continue to be great (or reclaim something of greatness) we have to be about more than money. We have to be about people and community. For people of any faith, we show our love for God by making our life about unity and the love we have for each person in it.

I've gained few allies and lost many friends this week because the struggle for worker solidarity has lit a fire in me. I don't apologize for that fire. I am saddened that many have made a choice to distance themselves from me, but I cannot abandon this. But I digress, because they won't read this anyway.

January 13, 2011

"I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it."

Last night the President of the United States, Barack Obama, spoke to the nation as part of the Tucson Memorial Service.

December 8, 2010

The Anatomy of Failure

President Barack Obama's political failures bear a disturbing likeness to those of Jews of Sephardic heritage, and the parallels offer serious warnings as well as insights, writes David Shasha, director of the Center for Sephardic Heritage in Brooklyn, NY.

Watching the abysmal failure of President Obama, a failure that has continued to intensify as time passes, in keeping his campaign promises to the American people I am reminded of the parallel failure of the Sephardic Jews. The president's complete lack of guts and courage mirrors that of the Sephardim in that both sit in pathological fear of their adversaries – a reality that has serious implications for all of us.

December 5, 2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders' Important Speech

This is one of the more important speeches from the floor of the Senate in recent American political history. Tax cuts to millionaires will further damage the economy, further exacerbate inequality, increase the deficit, and provide an excuse to cut essential programs.

This is one of the more important speeches from the floor of the Senate in recent American political history. Tax cuts to millionaires will further damage the economy, further exacerbate inequality, increase the deficit, and provide an excuse to cut essential programs. The fact that the Obama administration is not fighting this tooth and nail is a huge disappointment, not to mention a lost opportunity to distinguish the difference in values and priorities between the parties.