by Rev. William Barber | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
In 1950, fifteen years before the Selma-to-Montgomery march, William Faulkner, one of the South’s greatest authors, wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” In 2015, as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Faulkner’s insight is as true as...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
On Wednesday, nearly fifty years after the “Bloody Sunday” march from Selma to Montgomery, the Department of Justice released a damning report of its investigation of the police department and municipal court system in Ferguson, Missouri. The Department of Justice...
by Terrance Heath | Mar 4, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
In August, 100 social justice leaders, Members of Congress, faith leaders, artists, and activists signed an open letter to President Obama, laying out seven action areas in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. This week, the President’s Task Force on 21st...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 25, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Rahm Emanuel should be taking a victory lap now. Heading into yesterday's municipal elections, the Chicago mayor had everything an incumbent officeholder could wish for. He had money. Just as he parlayed his Washington connections into paying clients during two and a...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
The federal agency that investigates refinery catastrophes released its final report late last month on the massive fire, volatile vapor release and toxic smoke plume at Chevron’s Richmond, Calif., refinery in 2012 that imperiled 19 workers and sickened 15,000...
by Bernie Horn | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Last week’s column explained the science behind political stubbornness. Essentially, our brains are hard-wired to engage in “confirmation bias.” Further, our opponents get a blast of dopamine and feel pleasure after they rebut our arguments—even when that rebuttal is...
