Rev. Jim Conn

Rev. Jim Conn is the founding minister of the Church in Ocean Park and served on the Santa Monica City Council and as that city's mayor. He helped found Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles, and was a founder of Santa Monica's renter's rights campaign. Rev. Conn is a regular contributor to Capital & Main.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Rev. Jim Conn

Arts

Hope is the root of activism
January 14, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn
Activism like that takes courage and wisdom. It emerges out of deep places in the human spirit, the interior felt-life experience expressed by the arts and also by religion.
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Opinion

The limits of charity
December 11, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
I believe in charity, but it is no substitute for government resources and policies. That's why I urge people to support change agents.
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Labor

Uncommon crimes of conscience
November 26, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
Without other ways to redress these grievances, people undertake nonviolent civil disobedience; they break some small law rather than ignore a larger injustice.
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U.S.

The heart of the matter: What counts after Election Day
November 17, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
The vicissitudes of politics bring me back to the core issues; the electoral process amounts to only a part of what makes a democracy work.
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U.S.

The roots of economic justice
October 30, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
Minimum wages should provide enough income for working families to put shelter over their heads, food on their tables and clothes on their backs.
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Opinion

The dark side of academic moonlighting
October 16, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
Seventy-three percent of polled Americans believe corruption in government is widespread; but there is a more subtle form of corruption, even less transparent.
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U.S.

The big money: Eric Cantor goes to Wall Street
October 6, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
When House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary bid for re-election, he wasted no time cashing in on new opportunities.
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Labor

Wages: How low can you go?
September 8, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn
Whenever the subject of raising hourly pay to a livable level comes up in Los Angeles, you can expect two stalwart foes: The Chamber of Commerce and the Central City Association.
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