At its best, democracy isn’t just “rule by the people” or even “rule of, by, and for the people.” It’s rule by people who listen to each other.
Wisconsin’s Republican leadership has turned a deaf ear to one house of the state legislature, muzzled the other, and muted the public unions. As a professional facilitator of more than 20 years, I suggest it develop its listening skills. Perhaps they could find a workshop in Illinois.
Callie House was born in 1861 as an enslaved person in Tennessee. She was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. She married at age 22 and went on to have six...
A fourth grade geography textbook with pictures of Africa helped set the course for Janice McLaughlin’s life. She sensed that Africa would become her life’s passion. She joined the Maryknoll...
Rebecca Ketcher was three years old when soldiers rounded up her entire family and forced them to abandon their family home. Her father wanted to put up a fight, but...
