PCG and other members of Raise Illinois expect that SB 1565—the bill calling for an increase in the minimum wage—will be heard and voted on in the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday, May 16th. You can join our PCG train riders to make your voice heard through calls or e-mails to your legislators. more

Fifteen years ago I was thrilled to be asked to help build a brand new organization called Protestants for the Common Good. Our purpose was to become an alternative to the political religious right by connecting our faith to public action. We have more than succeeded in this goal. more

Let’s call it what it is. It’s heresy. more

We’ve collected over 200 signatures for our TANF petition, it’s not too late to sign on. more

This time the issue, biblically, isn’t only or even primarily about keeping one’s word, although that feature of integrity is indeed part of the whole picture — as it is so often… It concerns, instead, what people and organizations and nations do with the assets — the funds, the resources, the wealth — they have. more

The column, “Speaking of Values” by PCG’s Executive Director, Alexander E. Sharp, was published as a commentary in the Chicago Sun-Times on April 9, 2012. more

Opposition to SB 1545—the Minimum Wage Bill—remains strong, but PCG’s commitment to this important legislation is also strong. But we know we still have a lot of hard work to do. Here’s where we are right now. more

I may be one of the last individuals on the planet to realize it, but it is dawning on me that what happens in public policy is not ultimately about facts and figures. It is about images, stories: it’s about what happens in the emotional side of the brain that matters. more

Rev. Erik Christensen, Pastor at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Logan Square, has shared his sermon from Palm Sunday with us to reflect on during Holy Week. He discusses last week’s Mega Millions payout and the constant struggle we all face in determining whether Christ or wealth will occupy our hearts. more

The feeling that rises up after only a few minutes of reviewing the proposed budget for Illinois—especially when it comes to human services—is the almost primal urge to scream. more