Millionaires back higher taxes! It sounds like another April Fool’s joke or a story concocted by The Onion, but it’s not. Earlier this year,
Category: Charity & Justice
Thanks, President Obama: Acting against wage discrimination
If you’re looking for an example of the good work that can be done-and has been done—by a president, Democrats and a US Congress
Homeless in St. Charles: the hidden epidemic in US suburbs
1,089. That’s the number of homeless people Missouri’s St. Charles, Warren, and Lincoln counties. A 2010 mini-documentary called “The Hidden Homeless” reports that this
The DREAM is alive in some cities and states
Some states and municipalities aren’t waiting around for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. “Despite the anti-immigration rhetoric of the 2010 mid-term elections, states
Prisons: Punishment or healing?
Jacques Verduin, founder of the Insight Prison Project (IPP) thinks prisons should be for healing. IPP is non-profit community organization working in collaboration with
A jar of pennies, a stranger’s kindness and a serious case of apathy
Having developed a short-lived interest in film production, I took a class in high school called “Electronic Media.” We had an assignment where we
Q & A with Jamala Rogers
Jamala Rogers is a community activist who has done extensive work for black causes and youth development in St. Louis. She is also a
New rules for fighting hunger in the US
“Nearly one in four people in St. Louis, Mo., lives in poverty — a rate twice the national average. In a state that’s 67
Bicycles help educate girls in Zambia
In the US, living 10 miles from school means riding a school bus or organizing a car pool. In many African countries, it means
Progressive Forum to be held in Detroit
The first US Social Forum (USSF) took place in Atlanta in June 2007. Twelve thousand progressive social-justice advocates from all over the country came