You change society by changing the wind. Change the wind, transform the debate, recast the discussion, alter the context in which political discussions are being made, and you will change the outcomes... You will be surprised at how fast the politicians adjust to the change in the wind.

The Christian doctrine is one that is both about individual spirituality and a parallel commitment to social justice.

Faith reminds us that change is always possible.

The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure.

If you are asking the wrong question, it doesn't matter how good the answer is, you aren't going to get where you want to go.

Once you open that door to a values conversation, it's going to undercut a right-wing economic agenda, which values wealth over work and favors the rich over the poor, or resorts to war as the first resort and not the last.

Trade is now clearly designed to favor the wealthiest and most powerful corporations at the expense of the rest of us. The three wealthiest people on earth now control more assets than the combined incomes of 600 million people in the world's 48 poorest countries.