by Sean Reilly | Sep 3, 2008
As focus turns to the climax of the Republican convention and the choice of running mate by their candidate, war veteran John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama is turning his attention to winning over sceptics – including some religious voters. The election in...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 26, 2008
Barack Obama articulated his Christian faith thus dispelling rumours he is a Muslim. John McCain demonstrated an ability to electrify evangelical Christians. And Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren proved Americans can discuss religion and politics without the...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is today making an unprecedented campaign pitch in Berlin, Germany, and has drawn an enthusiastic crowd of 100,000. But how will this go down in the USA? That is the question political analysts are asking as the young...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 21, 2008
President Roosevelt must be turning in his grave. The mortgage guarantee institution that was created to help solve America’s depression-era housing crisis seems to have had a central role in instigating a new economic crisis – and perhaps even a new depression....
by Sean Reilly | Jul 15, 2008
Faith leaders in the world’s riches nation say it is time to stop the “poverty train” in the United States and rescue its 37 million citizens living below the poverty line – reports Jose Pano de Carlo. The Democratic Faith Working Group (DFWG)...