The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why the Obama Administration Must Appoint an NIH Director Committed to Cures
There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.
There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.
Geri Spieler | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics
We've been hearing a lot about change lately -- but the question here was about changing an organization like the CIA, with its special functions and rules and strong internal cohesiveness.
Levi Felix | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living
Be inspired by some of the amazing videos others have posted, post your own video to Causecast and together we will answer Obama's call for change.
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
Not only is failure an option, it is an imperative. Leaders who actively seek to avoid failure are destined to choose the most expedient, and therefore the most treacherous path.
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics
This doesn't sound a whole lot like "change we can believe in." This sounds more like same-old-same-old cronyism and pay-to-play.
Cameron Alborzian | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living
Creating change in your life, however, has nothing to do with the time of year, the season, or if it is Monday or Thursday.
Michael Maslansky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.
Anne Naylor | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living
So what to do when you might be facing new and challenging circumstances, feeling possibly hopeless or helpless? The 3 A Formula is: Acceptance... Awareness... Action.
Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living
Since I've been an adult, I cannot think of a New Year that's been so universally anticipated... longed for, really.
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living
If you're feeling anxious about the changes that will come your way, here are a few things you can do to welcome in the New Year with a sense of peace and calm.
Alfred Gingold | Posted 01.26.2009 | Style
I am aware that the world outlook has, by most measures, deteriorated since Nov. 4th. But the light at the end of the tunnel shines on.
Gerald McEntee | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
If we fail to insist on a public health insurance option as part of any health care reform legislation enacted in Congress, we won't have the kind of change that America voted for in November.
Natalia Rose | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living
Instead of continuing to value youth for the sake of youth and flawlessness for the sake of flawlessness, we are starting to let go of commonly held ideals of external beauty.
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living
I am often asked why so many people don't change and don't reach their goals in the New Year. Here are my top reasons why people fail and my very best...
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living
Here are 10 questions to print out, answer and give some attention to. Get your friends and family to answer them as well. You will learn a lot about each other if you do.
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living
Laurence Gonzales, author of Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things believes our lazy modern culture has stunted your ability to react appropriately to a change or a threat.
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.14.2009 | Living
I have been a big fan of the work and person of Barbara Winter and her Winning Ways newsletter for many years. I even had the joy of dining with her o...
Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
The more sleaze we see in politics the more all this talk of change becomes not nearly so much a campaign slogan or political rallying cry as a plaintive plea.
Aram Khayatpour | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
Bush's cabinets were an array of lobbyists, partisan hardliners, and warmongers. There was no one to expand ideas or bring a different perspective, just a bunch of yes men.
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment
Right now, I am in Boston for the Massachusetts Conference for Women. Tomorrow, I'll be leading a workshop on New Beginnings. It's the perfect time of...
Don King | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
The world is watching American history in the making, live and in living color. We've taken an important step in the right direction by electing Barack Obama as President.
Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World
Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.
Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.07.2009 | Style
My birth name is Anglo, an English-Irish term that does not line up with my obviously, shall we say, ethnic appearance. I didn't like the name because it was too white. It didn't fit me.
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
It takes wisdom to seek counsel and courage to take a stand. We know Mr. Obama has courage, that he'll act when he thinks the time has come. We can only hope that he sees the time is here.
Deane Waldman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living
Let's add another item to the list of phrases we all should resist. We have already discarded (I hope) It's (fill in a name)'s fault and Why the hell...
Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics