Voices for Change

A nationwide campaign, Take on Wall Street, is putting the people back at the table for a change.

The Clintons have said that if Hillary Clinton gets elected, the foundation will stop taking foreign donations. But what about no longer taking campaign contributions from people who are paid by the Saudi government to whitewash its image?

For-profit health financing has failed this nation.

Islamophobic conservatives express outrage that Western progressives support Muslim rights that the conservatives want to curb. But progressives also support Sikhs, Haredi Jews and others who want to be different, as long as their being different doesn’t harm anyone.

Trumpism will continue after Trump loses. The open question is whether anything good can be salvaged from its wreckage.

“Your continued leadership is sadly necessary as President Obama refuses to abandon this unpopular deal.”

There is growing grass-roots activism directly confronting the extraction and transport of fossil fuels in addition to raising awareness of climate change.

This an opportunity to renew our understanding of the social compact. It allows us to emphasize the value of communitarian idealism over individualistic greed.

"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." The "Take On Wall Street" campaign intends to put you and me — the People — at the table for a change.

The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.