The Democrats Disregarded Poor and Low-Income Voters—to Their Peril The Democrats Disregarded Poor and Low-Income Voters—to Their Peril
Poverty is clearly anything but a marginal experience—and yet, as in the last election, it’s repeatedly minimalized and dismissed in our nation’s politics.
Nov 27, 2024 / Shailly Gupta Barnes and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Billionaires Aren’t Going to Save Us Billionaires Aren’t Going to Save Us
Extreme weather events, pandemics, and other public emergencies have exposed a deep societal disease that has only grown worse after decades of neoliberal policies.
Oct 21, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Moral Failure of the Grants Pass Decision The Moral Failure of the Grants Pass Decision
While the United States might indeed be the richest country in history, it hasn’t proven particularly rich in generosity.
Sep 9, 2024 / Cedar Monroe and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights
The wholesale capture of the state is the ultimate goal of its Christian nationalist architects.
Aug 8, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes
The Criminalization of Poverty Is Creating a More Violent World The Criminalization of Poverty Is Creating a More Violent World
Our faith traditions and constitutional values are clear that it is cruel and unusual punishment to treat the homeless the way we do in the United States.
May 22, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes
America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation America Is Fast Becoming a Death-Dealing Nation
Medicaid cuts and hospital closures are but two manifestations of a far larger attack on American health and healthcare.
Mar 12, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
We Underestimate Young People. That’s a Mistake. We Underestimate Young People. That’s a Mistake.
Younger generations are out there leading the way toward justice in a fashion that they seldom get credit for.
Jan 24, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018 The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018
It culminated in a season of nonviolent direct action.
May 14, 2023 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic
However briefly, the pandemic showed us that such an American world is not only possible but right at our fingertips.
May 4, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich
Conspicuously absent from this year’s World Economic Forum was one of the most pressing issues of our time, which the elite that gathered are chiefly responsible for creating.
Feb 13, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis