David Beckmann
An Early Thanksgiving
The House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill on the morning of November 19. Assuming it will also pass the Senate, this...
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David Beckmann
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Seven Effective Ways to Connect Faith to the Politics of Poverty
The Poverty, God, Politics videos that I’m releasing this fall focus on effective ways to connect faith to the politics of poverty. They...
David Beckmann
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
A Personal Update
Big things are happening now in our nation and for me personally. Congress is negotiating a transformational recovery package, including...
David Beckmann
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
What I've Learned From This Experience
From the Sunday after Easter to the 4th of July, I’ve published the Poverty, God, Politics series of webcasts and companion blog posts....
David Beckmann
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Bread for the World Now
In this week’s webcast, Eugene Cho talks about Bread for the World, the nation’s largest faith-based advocacy organization on issues...
David Beckmann
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Church Work Matters
The Catholic bishops this week took a step toward denying communion to President Biden. John Carr’s insightful, 32-minute discussion of...
David Beckmann
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Politics of Global Poverty and a Push to Reduce Child Malnutrition
President Biden has this week launched an international initiative to bring COVID under control all over the world. We know from his...
David Beckmann
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Strengths of Ecumenical Protestants
My experience as president of Bread for the World convinced me that faith-based legislative advocacy works. Bread and its members win...
David Beckmann
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Asking Young People to Help us Build Back Better
What an honor to receive an honorary doctorate from the College of the Holy Cross. My brief remarks encouraged the students and their...
David Beckmann
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Faith-Based Organizing and Low-Income People Speaking Up for Themselves
Long-term polling data indicates that political participation among low-income and less educated voters has been consistently low for...
David Beckmann
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
How Can It Be That Most White Christians - and 80% of White Evangelicals - Voted for Trump?
Galen Carey, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals, explains the Evangelical movement, its ministries among people...
David Beckmann
- May 16, 2021
- 3 min
The Digital Revolution, Religion, and Politics
Eric Sapp’s work with Bread for the World during the 2016 elections taught me about the power of digital technology in the politics of...
David Beckmann
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Data-Based Picture of Religion and Politics
This week’s webcast features Henry Brady, one of the nation’s foremost political scientists and dean of the Goldman School of Public...
David Beckmann
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Latino Evangelical Advocacy on Poverty-Related Issues
I’m encouraged by examples of low-income people and people of color becoming more active and influential in U.S. politics. This is a...
David Beckmann
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Black Church Builds Electoral Power
African Americans turned out to vote in 2020 and tipped the results of the election in several swing states. They now have influence and...
David Beckmann
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Learning from the Biden-Harris Campaign of 2020
The webcast we’re releasing today features Josh Dickson, who was National Faith Engagement Director for the Biden-Harris campaign. Josh...
David Beckmann
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
What I'm Doing and Learning
This is an unusually personal post. Eight months after retiring from Bread for the World, I’m now teaching in Berkeley and, at the same...
David Beckmann
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Biden and Economic Opportunity for All
U.S. policies have shifted more to the benefit of poor and near-poor people in President Biden’s first month than in any month in the...
David Beckmann
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
Teaching in Berkeley Next Term
I’m excited to share that I’ve been appointed a Joint Fellow by Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and the Church Divinity School...
David Beckmann
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
CrisisIbility and the Path to a Better World
My friend Devry Boughner Vorwerk focuses her new podcast on my “new venture” to connect politics, spirituality, and social justice. I...
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