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The People Who Need This Deal
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The current outrage among progressives about the tax deal negotiated by President Obama and Republicans reminds me of a philosophical debate we used to have when I was an anti-poverty community organizer in the late 1960s in southern West Virginia. Most organizers were idealistic middle-class college students or recent college graduates who were convinced they were on the side of the angels in trying to change a system that unfairly condemned the powerless to a daily struggle for economic survival while those with political and economic power wielded their power for personal gain at the expense of the powerless. We believed passionately that compromise equaled "selling out" and that it was better to fail while standing on principle than to take half a loaf.

But while we could and would trade our community organizing efforts for economically secure careers after a few years, those who were struggling to put food on their tables, a roof over their family's head, and clothes on their children's backs were less interested in changing the system than they were in making it to the next day. To them, as President Obama alluded to in his press conference, an abstract debate about principle was a luxury they couldn't afford. That's what progressives need to keep in mind over the next few days as this deal moves toward a vote in Congress.

 

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This paper presents a synthesis of findings and themes from a set of background papers commissioned by the Joint Center and from a convening of California-based stakeholders. It concludes with a set of core principles that should form a framework for disaster preparedness planning in the future.

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Acting Vice President, Civic Engagement and Governance Institute
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Michael R. Wenger, of Mitchellville, Maryland, is Acting Vice President of the Civic Engagement and Governance Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the nation’s pre-eminent research and public policy analysis institution focusing on issues of race.  In this capacity he serves as an editorial consultant to FOCUS, the Joint Center’s bi-monthly magazine, and consults on other Joint Center programs.  He also is an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology, specializing in race relations, at The George Washington University, and is a consultant on race relations. 

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Wenger, M.R. & Shaw, Stan F. (2010). Northerners in a Jim Crow world. In Hicks, T. & Pitre, A. (Eds.) The Educational Lockout of African Americans in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1959-1964): Personal Accounts and Reflections. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
 
Wenger, M.R. (2010). My Black Family, My White Privilege: A White Man’s Journey Through the Nation’s Racial Minefield. Unpublished book-length manuscript.

Wenger, M.R. (2009). The path to true integration. Integral: The Journal of Fund for an Open Society, 1(1).
                                                                                                   
Wenger, M.R. (2009). Walking the Earth As Brothers and Sisters: Building An Anti-Racism Movement to Achieve Enduring Race Equity. Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Wenger, M.R. (2008). No More Katrinas: How Reducing Disparities Can Promote Disaster Preparedness. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Wenger, M.R. (2007) Why racism equals poverty: The discriminatory math of economic disparity,” Urban League Opportunity Journal, 22.

Wenger, M.R. (2005). Rising African American Leaders: Challenges for a New Generation. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Wenger, M.R. (2004). Brown v. Board: A new milestone decade. Teaching Tolerance, 25.
 
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Wenger, M.R. "The Last Lecture: A Recipe for Trouble." George Washington University Lecture Series. Washington, DC. Apr. 2010.

Wenger, M.R. "Concepts for Teaching About Race: Do Your Deeds Match Your Creeds?" Mississippi Summit on Civil Rights. Oxford, MS. Jun. 2007.

Wenger, M.R. "The Legacy of Our History of Conquest, Oppression and Purposeful Privilege." Mayor’s Summit on Race. Tallahassee, FL. Oct. 2006.

Wenger, M.R. "Brown at 50: A Turning Point in American History and A Missed Opportunity." Black History Month Symposium, Internal Revenue Service. Washington, DC. Feb. 2004.

Wenger, M.R. "No Escape: The Demographic and Technological Revolutions, Taking Advantage of the New America to Build One America." Millennium Symposium on Race and Justice, Black Leadership Forum. New York City. Apr. 2001.

Wenger, M.R. "The Significance of the American Racial Struggle: The President’s Initiative on Race and the Personal Responsibility of Every American to the World Community." Annual Conference on Connecting Communities, Initiatives for Change (formerly Moral Re-Armament). Caux, Switzerland. Jul. 1999.

Wenger, M.R. "Dealing with Attitudes on Race: A Network to Bridge Racial Divisions." Race Relations Conference, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice. Miami Beach, FL. Apr. 1999.

 

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