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July 31, 2009

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Tagged With: Race, Prejudice, History, Democracy, Community, Civil Rights
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Wisdom versus Winning

November 3, 2008

After all this, is your world not larger than it was before? Show me you both are looking for wisdom and understanding, rather than victory.

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Tagged With: John McCain, Wisdom, Politics, Political Friendship, Debate, Community, Barack Obama
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Studs Terkel, 1912-2008

November 1, 2008

Studs Terkel, that great & generous soul, has passed on. For me, the voice of Studs Terkel will always symbolize a combination of passionate curiosity, prophetic conviction, and deeply generous, fatherly love. He delighted in the people of the world, and shared his delight with us.

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Tagged With: Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Mike Royko, Memoir, John Steinbek, History, Community, Chicago, Biography, Social Justice, WFMT, Theodore Dreiser, Studs Terkel
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Poverty Bibliography (Blog Action Day 2008)

October 15, 2008

A bibliography for Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty. A collection of readings on economics and poverty, for parents, kids, and churches. “You cannot reduce poverty if you don’t know what poverty is.”

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Tagged With: Base of the Pyramid, Social Justice, Walter Rauschenbusch, St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, Socially Responsible Business, Scott Bessenecker, Reviews, Poverty, Herman Daly, Economics, Community, Bryant L. Myers, Blog Action Day, Bibliography
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The Woman, the Problem, the Dream…and the Hope?

September 2, 2008

Some of our struggles: from Sojurner Truth, who asks, “Ain’t I a Woman?” From W.E.B. Du Bois, who asks, “How does it feel to be a Problem?” From Martin Luther King, Jr., who asks, “Can we bank on this dream?” And from Barack Obama, who claims that, “Yes, we can.”

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Tagged With: Women, W.E.B. Du Bois, Sojurner Truth, Rhetoric, Race, Martin Luther King, Juan Galis-Menendez, Jr., Gender, Drew Hansen, Community, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, America, Alice Walker
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Everything to Gain

July 16, 2008

What if you could right a wrong from your parents generation, and pass on a blessing to your children? What if you could build businesses in the community, cut crime, pollution, and disease, and make a profit doing it?

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Tagged With: Majora Carter, WorldChanging, TED, Sustainable South Bronx, Sustainability, Social Justice, Reorganization, Race, NYC, Heroes, Environment, Economics, Community, Cities, Business, BOF, Alex Steffen
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