Monthly Archives: January 2012

Jane Addams Was Tough, Played Politics – America’s Nonprofits, Take Note

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Tom Tresser

With the demise of Hull House one of the issues that lingers over the disaster is how nonprofit leaders have strayed so far from Jane Addams fighting spirit. From The Chicago Tribune: “Chicagoans know Addams as a leader of the … Continue reading →

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Good Bye, Jane. Shame On Chicago. What Now?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Tom Tresser

So Hull House closed on Friday without a whimper. No one put up a fight. So maybe it deserved to die. Over 635 people have signed the online petition to save Hull House by the time of this writing but … Continue reading →

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Save Hull House!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Tom Tresser

I just learned of this terrible news. How did it happen? We can’t let Hull House, founded by social justice pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jane Addams, go out of business. Sign the online petition to SAVE HULL HOUSE! … Continue reading →

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It’s Official – Income Inequality Near Record High

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Tom Tresser

Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, told us all in a speech on January 12 what we have all experienced – namely, that income inequality in America is at all-time high. “My theme in … Continue reading →

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