A Thanksgiving Prayer to End Poverty in Our Time

Marian Wright Edelman, 11.23.2009

President, Children's Defense Fund

What kind of nation, blessed to be the wealthiest in the world, lets one in five children be poor? I offer a Thanksgiving prayer for us to commit to end poverty in our time -- beginning with children.

Why Not Just "Ethical Businesses" Must Truly Be Ethical

Vivian Norris de Montaigu, 11.22.2009

Based in Paris and holds a PhD in Cinema Studies

Some so-called "ethical" businesses are not only not operating ethically, they are playing on the entire "ethical/social/free trade" branding, using it for personal profit-making and benefit while empowering no one but themselves.

Marking UNCRC Anniversary by Honoring Commitment to Children

Craig and Marc Kielburger, 11.20.2009

Co-founders, Free The Children

It speaks to the values of our society when we can't protect our most vulnerable citizens - our children. Twenty years ago today, the United Nations...

Bloomberg III Opens With Armory Battle

Jarrett Murphy, 11.19.2009

Investigations editor at City Limits

The fight over living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory has become a linchpin for the living wage movement and an important test just weeks after Bloomberg won re-election by a thin margin.

Climate Change Hits Women Harder, So Where Are the Feminist Voices?

Anushay Hossain, 11.18.2009

Founder and Editor, Anushay's Point

It's the world's poor who will feel the impact of this change the hardest. And who exactly are the poor? Women, who make up approximately 65% of the world's poorest populations.

Free Market Enthusiasts Plot To Destroy Public Housing

Allison Kilkenny, 11.17.2009

Radio host, writer, allisonkilkenny.com

You would think during a time of vast unemployment, wealth disparity, and economic instability that great minds would unite in order to imagine and bu...

The End of Poverty at Home? Part I

Wayne Trujillo, 11.16.2009

Editor of Latino Landscape

Limiting immigration to the U.S. isn't going to solve the economic circumstances that surround it. Nor will containing immigration replenish or sustain the world's limited and vanishing resources.

President Obama's Faith Council - Missing in Action When We Need Them Most

Paul Raushenbush, 11.15.2009

Moderator for Beliefnet's Progressive Revival, Associate Dean of Religious Life at Princeton

Nothing exemplifies the sad lack of contribution of this much hailed diverse group of religious leaders than the current impasse on health care with the Stupak abortion amendment.

Mali: A Country Confronting Issues of International Concern

Ann M. Veneman, 11.15.2009

UNICEF Executive Director

Nearly one in five children in Mali do not survive to see their fifth birthday. Most of these children are dying from preventable causes like pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, often exacerbated by malnutrition.

NBC's Brian Williams: Changing the World for the Better

Jim Luce, 11.17.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and its founder Andeisha Farid in ...

Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes, 11.14.2009

co-founder and director of Children Helping Poor and Homeless People

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV, 11.12.2009

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

Women, Poverty And Health: A Vicious Cycle

Irasema Garza, 11.10.2009

President of Legal Momentum

Just as poverty disproportionately impacts women, so too do the flaws in an out-dated health insurance system. Worse, these inequities fuel each other.

The End of Poverty?

Wayne Trujillo, 11.09.2009

Editor of Latino Landscape

In anticipation of the film's premiere on Nov. 13 in New York, Director Philipe Diaz spoke with me to discuss the film's aspirations -- spurring a grassroots effort to banish poverty.

The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams, 11.13.2009

Writer, Lecturer, Historian and Activist

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

Half the Sky

Josh Ruxin, 11.09.2009

Public health and economic development expert based in Rwanda

Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's new book should be of particular concern to anyone familiar with Millennium Development Goal number five: reducing maternal mortality.

It's the Poverty, Stupid, Not Pre-K Skills

Susan Ohanian, 11.06.2009

Fellow, Education and the Public Interest Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University

Agitating for Pre-K legislation is a smokescreen, pretending that a lack of skills is the problem when the real problem is poverty.

Death of a Detroit Imam Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

Hamdan Azhar, 11.05.2009

Graduate Student in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan

The recent and unfortunate death of Imam Luqman Abdullah at the hands of FBI agents reveals much about the greater issues of race, religion, poverty, authority and justice in our society.

Living Wage Jobs Are Good for the Private Sector Too

John Petro, 11.02.2009

John Petro is an Urban Policy Analyst at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy

New York City has an economy shaped like an hourglass, with a large number of high-paying jobs on one end, a whole lot of low-wage jobs on the other e...

Indonesia Makes Its Mark in a Monument

Sara Schonhardt, 11.02.2009

Monas remains significant for many reasons, but increasingly because of the lessons it provides about Indonesia, a country caught between tradition and modernization.

Homelessness Myth #1: "Get a Job!"

Christine Schanes, 11.02.2009

co-founder and director of Children Helping Poor and Homeless People

"Get a job!" is an easy expression to say. However, for some homeless people, getting a job is an impossible dream.