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TTT1725 June 19 William Jones

We live in an era of marches. One week it is a march for women, the next a march for science, the next a march for the $15 minimum wage. What does marching accomplish anyway? University of Minnesota history professor, William Jones, author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights, joins TruthtoTell for a discussion on a historic march that inspired real change and continues to have relevance for today.
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The crowds have dispersed. The television images of an inspirational Pope connecting with Americans of all backgrounds in huge rallies and more intimate settings have been replaced by coverage of politics, Trump style.  University of St. Thomas theologian Paul Wojda looks back on Pope Francis’s visit to the United States and forward to the work that lies[...] Read More »
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The much anticipated release of Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Climate Change was greeted with jubilation by environmentalists and social justice advocates around the world. In his 192-page message, Laudatu Si (“Praise Be”), the Pope links climate change to the over-arching theme of his papacy — fighting global inequality and poverty. In the short time that[...] Read More »
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The 2015 legislative session began with hope and a question mark.  After important progressive gains in 2013-2014, voters returned the Minnesota House to Republican control.  Through persistent lobbying and powerful personal testimony, campaigns to restore voting rights to felons and allow Minnesotans access to a driver’s license regardless of immigration status passed the state senate[...] Read More »
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Help TTT continue to produce hyper local public affairs programming like this each week. Donate to TruthToTell’s parent, CivicMedia-Minnesota today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The United States is unique among the world’s democracies in the relative absence of socialism as an accepted worldview and political movement. Unlike most democracies, the U.S. does not have socialist party capable of winning major[...] Read More »
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