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2017-10-26T11:39:01-07:00

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A Letter to Millennials on the Power of Advocacy for Global Health: A Retrospective

Last updated on: October 26, 2017 at 11:39 am By Guest Contributor

I grew up in a generation that didn’t vote. We had collectively come to the conclusion that our voices would not matter. We knew that the things we cared about would not be addressed in the halls of power. Sometime around 1985 when I was 12 years old, I watched the art community begin to change the minds of a generation. I saw art and music elevate conversations about justice and describe the societal problems that had been ignored. U2,... Read more

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2017-06-01T06:55:50-07:00

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What Would Jesus Do About Donald Trump?

Last updated on: June 1, 2017 at 6:55 am By Guest Contributor

As it becomes increasingly obvious that the crude, lying, egomaniacal, bigoted, impulsive, anti-science, anti-intellectual, anti-environmental sexual predator anti-Christian that we saw during the presidential campaign is the same Trump we see as president it becomes critical, that we must have a way forward to removing him from office. Clearly the mainstream, liberal, and principled conservative and Christian media have been unrelenting in exposing the deep flaws of this president, yet is this sufficient to get enough Americans to demand that he voluntarily leave... Read more

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2017-02-13T08:44:19-07:00

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4 Keys to Engage in Meaningful Political Dialogue

Last updated on: February 13, 2017 at 8:44 am By Megan Schmidt

Most of us prefer to hang out with people who share our political views. This is only natural—as they say, birds of a feather flock together. Yet our habit becomes problematic when instead of approaching the “others” as friends who happen to see things differently, we start treating them as enemies. Sadly, in our country, this has become the new norm. On both sides, vitriolic expressions of contempt and disdain, anger and hatred have become commonplace. Read more

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2017-01-16T14:21:00-07:00

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Where’s the Love?

Last updated on: January 16, 2017 at 2:21 pm By Doreen A. Mannion

On this Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, I have a question for my readers, particularly the vast majority of my progressive friends, and that is, “Where is the love?” I ask this in the context of the upcoming inauguration of Donald J. Trump and the notions of both Imago Dei (we are all made in the image of God) and Matthew 5:43-44, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I... Read more

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2016-10-06T13:24:05-07:00

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Donald Trump “Alone” Can Define Truth

Last updated on: October 6, 2016 at 1:24 pm By Guest Contributor

By Matthew Snider. George Orwell’s monumental political novel, 1984, has been used almost endlessly since it was originally published to impugn administrations, companies, and all manner of authorities that are perceived as too powerful. It’s become such an inextricable part of our cultural vocabulary that it seems difficult to imagine our political conversation if it didn’t exist. But beyond the novel’s warnings about powerful governments and political doublespeak, one quote that has remained with me ever since I first... Read more

2016-06-08T13:24:39-07:00

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Why Hillary Clinton Won’t Win

Last updated on: June 8, 2016 at 1:24 pm By Doreen A. Mannion

There’s an easy, but not simple, answer why Hillary Clinton will not win the presidential election against Donald Trump. It’s the same reason she was unable to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2008. The reason? She’s a woman. Before you scoff, consider this. Fourteen years ago today, I lead a team of thirteen and fourteen year old boys to a league championship in one of the wealthiest, most educated counties in the US. I happened to be... Read more

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2016-06-01T15:11:57-07:00

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We’re All In Trouble If Politics Becomes Our New Religion

Last updated on: June 1, 2016 at 3:11 pm By Guest Contributor

In the 1980s and 90s, the American media was dramatically obsessed with documenting the rise and influence of what came to be called the Evangelical or Religious Right, a politico-religious hybrid embodied most publicly by figures like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and James Dobson. Looking back thirty-odd years later, it’s easy to acknowledge that the Religious Right was a last grasp for control by a conservative movement quickly losing ground on social issues. Today, the Religious Right is a graveyard... Read more

2016-04-27T12:04:33-07:00

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7 Goals for Progressive Millennials

Last updated on: April 27, 2016 at 12:04 pm By Guest Contributor

Progressive voters under 30 years famously helped President Barack Obama take the presidency in 2008. Similarly, throughout this campaign they have been unquestionably the largest supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders—presently the only 2016 candidate who Millennials view favorably. But after last night’s results in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, the nomination of former Secretary Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate for the presidency is now all but inevitable, leaving millions of young progressives disappointed. However, the future of progressivism cannot be about... Read more

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2016-04-25T16:17:13-07:00

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A Pro-Lifer Feeling the Bern

Last updated on: April 25, 2016 at 4:17 pm By Guest Contributor

Conservative Christians have lost sight of what it means to be pro-life. The pro-life position has always been about affirming the sanctity of human life and ensuring that the most vulnerable among us are treated with love and compassion. This is, of course, a noble pursuit, but in their zeal to halt society’s decent into the chaos of moral relativity, conservative Christians have lost sight of all else. Being pro-life has come to mean fighting for the rights of the... Read more

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2016-04-21T10:19:02-07:00

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Why Bernie Sanders Should Stay in the Race

Last updated on: April 21, 2016 at 10:19 am By Doreen A. Mannion

Any call for Bernie Sanders to drop out of the Democratic race is just ridiculous. First of all, it’s not going to happen. Sanders is in it for the long haul. Unlike other candidates in previous elections, he has the money to stay in. Second, if he were to drop out, it would only hurt the party. The Democratic Party needs the new and younger voters that Sanders has energized and brought to it. While a certain percentage of voters... Read more

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