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For those of us who are not in a position to create jobs, how might we engage? Especially, how might we engage as faith communities? Read more

Does this chart show "shared sacrifice"? Read more

The “Super Committee” will be meeting to craft a deal for 2014 and beyond. Read more

A passage from the Bible, the book of John 8:32, reads “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. It is about time the American people were set free from the lies that inundate the facts about social security. It is about time that the myths concerning the best run Federal program were debunked.  Read more

Last week, in a Pentagon news conference, Secretary Leon Panetta indicated that the proposed $500 billion cuts in Pentagon spending would bring about serious national security consequences which he termed a “doomsday mechanism.”  Read more

In “Where’s Your Budget, Mr. President,” (Wall Street Journal, 8/3/11) House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan wrote that President Obama had failed to present any plan to deal with the long-term debt and deficit.  This is only one of the untruths in his article. Read more

The “debt clock” must have been at 21:58 with minutes clicking on, when the leadership came to a deal . . . Good to have a deal – better if it is passed in both chambers this afternoon.  But, the work is not screeching to a halt! Read more

Last night, President Obama and Speaker Boehner addressed the nation about the current impasse. A native Washingtonian, I have lived around political discord all my life. I have never seen it uglier. Read more

As a member of the Interfaith Working Group on Trade & Investment, NETWORK participated in a Prayer Breakfast on Human Rights and the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Read more

The American middle class is fast being relegated to the political background by big businesses. Read more