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  1. What’s Wrong With Milwaukee in Seven Charts
    7 Jul 2013 … Seven charts illustrate economic problems facing Milwaukee -- issues of survival challenging many American cities. Continue reading
  2. Trump Says Our Schools Are “Flush with Cash!?” They’re Falling Apart! The gym of the former Mackenzie High School in Detroit, June 10, 2012. (Photo by Nitram242/ flickr CC 2.0)
    1 Jan 2017 … Donald Trump lies. If you haven’t learned that yet, America, you’ve got four more cringe-inducing years to do so. Even in his inaugural address, he couldn’t help but let loose a whooper about US public schools. Continue reading
  3. Stand With Native Youth and Support “Generation Indigenous”
    1 Jan 2015 … A new presidential initiative holds a lot of promise for Native American youth who face more barriers to success than almost any other group in the country. Continue reading
  4. Hunger and the Sequester, By the Numbers
    7 Jul 2013 … See how the sequester cuts are hurting programs that fight hunger in America and around the world. Continue reading
  5. The Rise of the Working Poor and the Non-Working Rich Working people and the rich
    4 Apr 2015 … The rise of these two groups is challenging the core American assumptions that people are paid what they’re worth, and work is justly rewarded. Continue reading
  6. John Lewis, Barack Obama and the New March
    8 Aug 2013 … On the anniversary of the March on Washington, the president noted how far we have come. But we still have a ways to go, and Obama should take action when he can, where he can. Continue reading
  7. Audio: McDonald’s Tells Full-Time Employee to Apply for Welfare Benefits French fries in a fast food joint (iStock)
    10 Oct 2013 … A perfect example of a private company using the social safety net to increase their bottom line. Continue reading
  8. Mary Robinson on Hurricanes, Monsoons and the Human Rights of Climate Change Mary Robinson speaks at TEDWomen2015 in Monterey, California. (Photo by Marla Aufmuth/TED)
    9 Sep 2017 … Pat Mitchell talks with Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, about her work illuminating why climate change is a threat not only to our environment, but also to the human rights of many poor and marginalized people around the Continue reading
  9. How the Pope Is Revving Up Climate Action in LA’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Pope Francis waves as he is driven through the crowd ahead of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
    7 Jul 2015 … Catholic environmentalists are channeling the power of the Pope’s words into action. Continue reading
  10. We Must End Hunger in America, Starting With Child Hunger Christian Kellogg, 6, left, and his brother Anthony Kellogg, 9, eat lunch at King Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. The school offer free lunches to neighborhood children as part of the federal government's free and reduced-price lunch program for low-income children. Both children will be students at the school this fall. (AP Photo/J. Mark Kegans)
    1 Jan 2015 … For our kids to be well read, they must first be well fed. Continue reading