Deriving Power from the Consent of the Governed
by April Friendly, Northside P.O.W.E.R. Leader Happy Independence Day, all! As I enter the supermarket or listen to advertisements this Fourth of July week I am...
Read MoreGet on the Green Jobs Bus!
By Luther Mason, member of St. Mark United Methodist Church and board member of SOUL I’m a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church and a resident of Chatham. ...
Read MoreThe First Step is Showing Up
By Don Floyd, IIRON Lead Organizer Every two to four years, many of us go to our polling places and mark a ballot for someone we really don’t know very well so that...
Read MoreChoosing to let some people die
by David Hatch, IIRON Executive Director Probably like many of you I have always thought of budgets as something for numbers crunchers, frugal types, or policy geeks. ...
Read MoreKnock, Knock, Knockin’ on Geithner’s Door
by Will Tanzman, Co-Director of SOUL (Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation) From Saturday through Monday, a delegation of leaders represented IIRON at the...
Read MoreTrickle Down Fatigue
by David Hatch, Executive Director of IIRON My Reflections on IIRON’s Trip to Springfield on Wednesday with Make wall Street Pay Illinois : When asked why the Illinois...
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