Irate customers ditch big banks

From the Occupy Movement to now the bank revolt, this is not about partisanship, or any of the negative spins (more like heartless bashing of the poor and middle class victims by some) GOP candidates are trying to put on these crowds. These are citizens who are rising up and fed up with the greed

Occupy Wall Street rediscovers the radical imagination

The people are finally beginning to really rise up, and we hope this turns into a large-scale movement across all the country - "overturning the tables," so to speak. Stand up against greed! Stand up against corruption! Stand up FOR compassion, the working Americans, unemployed, and the large percentage of Americans in poverty. OCCUPY. Why

Congress returns, and so does the partisan budget war

From LA Times: As Congress returns to work this week, Republicans and President Obamaare bracing for a new round in the budget battles that have rattled Washington all year and, at their heart, pose a simple question: What kind of government do Americans want? (read the full story) We can easily answer what kind of America WE want

The Works of the Flesh and the Debt Ceiling Deal

So true! This blog expresses the clear relationship Christians should observe between Godly principles, scripture and some of our Congressional leadership. We need to pray. by Margaret Benefiel of Sojourners: In Galatians 5:19-20, Paul lists the “works of the flesh,” contrasting them to the “fruit of the Spirit” immediately thereafter (Gal. 5:22-23). Among the works of the