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A Call for Empathy, Mutual Aid and Action
By Dr. Betsy Leondar-Wright Millions of Americans just saw their health insurance costs skyrocket. Are any of your congregation members among them? Hundreds of thousands have lost jobs due to federal cuts to public agencies, research, DEI, refugee resettlement and green energy. Are any of your congregation members among them? Another government shutdown would threaten millions of […]
Goodbye 2025 and Welcome New Year
For social class bridgers like you, our UU Class Conversations partners, 2025 has been a truly challenging year. From the start, the optics of tech multi-billionaires standing directly behind Donald Trump during the presidential inauguration made the administration’s priorities abundantly clear. The class metrics of wealth, power and status would trump every other social class […]
American Revolution: Work in Progress
By Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. History will happen this Fourth of July. Donald Trump will be presiding over this year’s Fourth of July festivities. Expect military parades with celebrations of American imperialism, Christian nationalism and Donald Trump. The Ultimate Fighting […]
Harvest Holidays and Unitarian Universalists
By Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy Winter is coming, bringing the harvest season in North America. The need for food justice during this harvest season is especially important this year. In the United States, politicians boast about national prosperity and say that their goal is to “make America healthy again.” In reality, consumer prices are rising. […]
