Earlier this week [Sept. 12, 2012], the Replubican-dominated Missouri Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that allows employers to deny
Category: Charity & Justice
Deadly leftovers: Unexploded mines and bombs
Imagine this. Dusk is falling. You’re in your kitchen getting ready to put dinner on the table for your family. The kids are outside
Democrats are finally discussing progressive values
I’m watching the DNC convention on CSpan in order to enjoy every minute and not be distracted by commentary. As much as I
Hyatt hurts
Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as
A Democratic platform progressives can believe in
The Democratic Party yesterday approved a progressive party platform that stands up for Medicare, Social Security, the right to organize, and marriage equality, The
Wanted: More masochists in Missouri
Honestly, I think you have to be a masochist to work for social justice in MIssouri. Case in point: the recent effort to get
Lakoff: The American dream beats the nightmare
$60 million. That’s the mountain of cash plunked down on TV ad buys by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity as of
Profiles in courage: 2012 edition
The true democracy . . . puts its faith in the people –faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent
IL Governor denies press access to prisons
Past reporting by this writer on prison conditions may have been shocking, but so is the Illinois Governor’s efforts to keep the media from
Disney, Obama and the American dream
Visiting Disney World with my family last week, I took in the show at the Hall of Presidents in the Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square.