If the Son, therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed... John 8:36 This book is to reach out to individuals, families, and communities who are suffering, bound, and are hopeless. I dare you to try Jesus. You can have the victory with Jesus if you would give him a try. I tried him for myself after being abused, addicted, and misused. Watch him work and watch and see won't you win. There is no way you can lose with Jesus Christ as the ruler of your life. He is a Breaker and he can break everything in your life and cause you to be whole. I was broken, crushed, my family was torn apart but I tried Jesus after being in prison and He rescued me. He bailed me out and I want to encourage you that He can do it for you. No matter what the circumstance, situation, or issue maybe He is able to see you through. Try Jesus for your heartaches, your grief, and your everyday hassles. Watch him work. Try Jesus when your life is out of control, your children are going wild, or you just feeling down and out.
If the Son, therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed... John 8:36 This book is to reach out to individuals, families, and communities who are suffering, bound, and are hopeless. I dare you to try Jesus. You can have the victory with Jesus if you would give him a try. I tried him for myself after being abused, addicted, and misused. Watch him work and watch and see won't you win. There is no way you can lose with Jesus Christ as the ruler of your life. He is a Breaker and he can break everything in your life and cause you to be whole. I was broken, crushed, my family was torn apart but I tried Jesus after being in prison and He rescued me. He bailed me out and I want to encourage you that He can do it for you. No matter what the circumstance, situation, or issue maybe He is able to see you through. Try Jesus for your heartaches, your grief, and your everyday hassles. Watch him work. Try Jesus when your life is out of control, your children are going wild, or you just feeling down and out.
A clarion call for justice in the quest for clean energy California’s Salton Sea region is home to some of the worst environmental health conditions in the country. It is also ground zero for a new “lithium gold rush”—a race to extract a mineral critical to the rapidly expanding electric vehicle and renewable energy storage markets. With enough lithium lurking beneath the surface to provide a third of global demand, who will benefit from the development of this precious resource? A work of stunning analysis and reporting, Charging Forward shows that the questions raised by Lithium Valley lie at the heart of the “green transition.” Weaving together movement politics, federal policy, and global supply chains, noted experts Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor stress that extracting lithium is just a first step: the real question is whether the region and the nation will address and overcome the environmental degradation, labor exploitation, and racial injustice that have been as much a part of the landscape as the Salton Sea itself. What happens in Lithium Valley, the authors argue, will not stay there. This tiny patch of California is a microcosm of the broad climate challenges we face; understanding Lithium Valley today is the key to grasping the future of our economy and our planet.
For nearly two decades, progressives have been dismayed by the steady rise of the right in U.S. politics. Often lost in the gloom and doom about American politics is a striking and sometimes underanalyzed phenomenon: the resurgence of progressive politics and movements at a local level. Across the country, urban coalitions, including labor, faith groups, and community-based organizations, have come together to support living wage laws and fight for transit policies that can move the needle on issues of working poverty. Just as striking as the rise of this progressive resurgence has been its reception among unlikely allies. In places as diverse as Chicago, Atlanta, and San Jose, the usual business resistance to pro-equity policies has changed, particularly when it comes to issues like affordable housing and more efficient transportation systems. To see this change and its possibilities requires that we recognize a new thread running through many local efforts: a perspective and politics that emphasizes "regional equity." Manuel Pastor Jr., Chris Benner, and Martha Matsuoka offer their analysis with an eye toward evaluating what has and has not worked in various campaigns to achieve regional equity. The authors show how momentum is building as new policies addressing regional infrastructure, housing, and workforce development bring together business and community groups who share a common desire to see their city and region succeed. Drawing on a wealth of case studies as well as their own experience in the field, Pastor, Benner, and Matsuoka point out the promise and pitfalls of this new approach, concluding that what they term social movement regionalism might offer an important contribution to the revitalization of progressive politics in America.
In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America's metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity is bad for economic growth; second, bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and third, the fundamental building block for doing this is the creation of diverse and dynamic epistemic (or knowledge) communities, which help to overcome political polarization and to address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides.
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