Refinery Town cid_3466 Eileen Truax illuminates the stories

Eileen Truax illuminates the stories of these men and women who are living proof of a complex and sometimes hidden political reality that calls into question what it truly means to be American

reveal new approaches and opportunities for more holistic

and suggestions for ways to apply the wisdom from each historical figure's story to issues and challenges in today's world

the death of Martin Luther King

This massive denial of brutal reality profoundly warps society’s ideas about goodness and justice

Refinery Town cid_3466 Eileen Truax illuminates the storiesHome to one of the largest oil refineries in the state, Richmond, California, was once a typical company town, dominated by Chevron. This largely nonwhite, working class city of one hundred thousand suffered from poverty, pollution, and poorly funded public services. It had one of the highest homicide rates per capita in the country and a jobless rate twice the national average. But in 2012, when veteran labor reporter Steve Early moved from New