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‘If you choose to destroy yourselves, I am not going to play the rescuing parent.’
2018 will be remembered as the year climate change became a reality for many, “This is the moment when people start to realize that global warming is not a problem for future generations, but for us now.” Continue reading
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‘If you choose to destroy yourselves, I am not going to play the rescuing parent.’
Yes, the prospect of runaway climate change is terrifying. But this dead world is not our destiny. It’s entirely avoidable, implying otherwise is the same as giving up just as the fight gets tough. There have been a plethora of articles recently in response to the unprecedented summer of fire and heat. We take a digest look at just some. Continue reading
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Wendell Potter: Talking Truth About The ACA
As we move closer to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to stay informed and know the facts. There is no one better to help spread the truth about the ACA than Wendell Potter. We are proud to have had the opportunity to interview him in 2012 (before the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the ACA)…his words are as relevant today as they were then. We are pleased to feature this great wisdom voice again as our September 2013 Progressive Profile. Continue reading
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Thank You: The Best Response
It’s taken me a day or two to just drink in the beauty of what happened here in Minnesota on Election Day 2012. Lost in all the (legitimate) whoops and hollers of joy that resonated nation-wide, we here in Minnesota … Continue reading
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Introducing Wisdom Voices Spotlight
We are launching a new feature on our web site called Wisdom Voices Spotlight. With it we hope to highlight the every day work being done by the many organizations and people around the country working tirelessly to simply make … Continue reading
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Staying Inspired
I woke up this morning feeling as though I had a hangover (no, I was not drinking last night). But my head hurt and my heart ached. What’s happened in my native state of Wisconsin has evoked in me the … Continue reading
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On, Wisconsin: The Legacy of “Fighting Bob” LaFollette
What has transpired in Madison, Wisconsin, this past week is nothing less than amazing, astounding and inspiring. The nation, and the world, has watched as tens of thousands of marchers and protesters fight Governor Scott Walker’s union-busting attempts. As a … Continue reading
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OpEdNews Runs Article On Telling Our Progressive Stories
It was gratifying to see that OpEdNews picked up my article on the important role storytelling plays in remembering our progressive roots. We need to reclaim our own personal histories and how we all benefited from the work of those who … Continue reading
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The Progressive Profile: Our New Monthly Feature
Wisdom Voices is pleased to announce The Progressive Profile, a new monthly feature. Those individuals profiled will include well-known and not so well known figures who exemplify the belief that the common good is what holds us together – body … Continue reading
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Dr. King In His Own Words
It is more than ironic that the national holiday to honor assassinated civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would come so closely to the recent and violent activities in Tucson. Tucson is the culmination of a society that … Continue reading
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