William J. Barber II est un pasteur protestant et militant politique américain profondément engagé dans la justice sociale. En tant que leader éminent de la NAACP, présidant son Comité d'action politique législative, il mène le combat pour les droits civiques et un traitement équitable. Son travail entrelace puissamment la foi et l'activisme, défendant la cause des communautés marginalisées et le changement systémique.
A single, inspiring sermon from The Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People's Campaign: a call to action for a moral revival to save the heart and soul of our democracy, and for people to rise up, come together, and effect change as a community.
The book offers an insightful exploration of the evolution of economic thought, highlighting the enduring relevance of historical figures like Adam Smith, Malthus, and Keynes. It emphasizes that the challenges faced by these economists resonate in contemporary discussions, suggesting that their theories and errors provide valuable lessons for modern economic issues. Through this study, readers can gain a deeper understanding of the foundational ideas that continue to shape economic discourse today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Economists, and the Shaping of American Economic Policy, 1933 1945
The book explores Franklin D. Roosevelt's reliance on economic theories to address the Great Depression, mobilize for war, and establish a postwar order. It examines the competition among various economic perspectives that influenced his policy decisions during a time of significant economic and intellectual transformation. Roosevelt's initiatives not only redefined the American economy and government roles but also reshaped the discipline of economics itself, with many of his policies remaining influential for decades.
Herbert Hoover, the Economists, and American Economic Policy, 1921 1933
The examination focuses on Herbert Hoover's tenure as Secretary of Commerce and his economic policies during his presidency. It delves into his approaches to governance and the impact of his decisions on the economy from 1921 to 1933, providing insights into his leadership during a pivotal era in American history.
A modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America's racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North Carolina to protest restrictions to voting access and an extreme makeover of state government. These protests-the largest state government-focused civil disobedience campaign in American history-came to be known as Moral Mondays and have since blossomed in states as diverse as Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York. At a time when divide-and-conquer politics are exacerbating racial strife and economic inequality, Rev. Barber offers an impassioned, historically grounded argument that Moral Mondays are hard evidence of an embryonic Third Reconstruction in America. The first Reconstruction briefly flourished after Emancipation, and the second Reconstruction ushered in meaningful progress in the civil rights era. But both were met by ferocious reactionary measures that severely curtailed, and in many cases rolled back, racial and economic progress. This Third Reconstruction is a profoundly moral awakening of justice-loving people united in a fusion coalition powerful enough to reclaim the possibility of democracy-even in the face of corporate-financed extremism. In this memoir of how Rev. Barber and allies as diverse as progressive Christians, union members, and immigration-rights activists came together to build a coalition, he offers a trenchant analysis of race-based inequality and a hopeful message for a nation grappling with persistent racial and economic injustice. Rev. Barber writes movingly-and pragmatically-about how he laid the groundwork for a state-by-state movement that unites black, white, and brown, rich and poor, employed and unemployed, gay and straight, documented and undocumented, religious and secular. Only such a diverse fusion movement, Rev. Barber argues, can heal our nation's wounds and produce public policy that is morally defensible, constitutionally consistent, and economically sane. The Third Reconstruction is both a blueprint for movement building and an inspiring call to action from the twenty-first century's most effective grassroots organizer