Change

An Open Letter to America - Everything Will Be Okay (Really!)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Economy, Politics, Change, Obama, Green Power, America's Looming Success, Good News, Politics News

Believe it or not a happy change is on the way. It will be here sooner than you think. I'm talking about is the biggest economic, social and moral "boom" in our history.

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Positive Change

Crystal Smith | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living

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Our president is an excellent role model for positive change. He's being a strong example of how we, as a country are striving to be.

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When Is It Going To Get Better?

Michael Lutin | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living

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How long, how many bumps, crashes, scrapes and whacks, will it take before we actually see that the change that is actually happening is not the change that even Obama expected?

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How Lincoln Speaks to Us Today

George McGovern | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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It is relevant to our own day, while respecting Abraham Lincoln's appreciation for historical experience, to recall his appreciation for the need for change.

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When The Shift Hits The Fan

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Shift Happens, Managing Crisis, Obama Change, President Obama, The Balanced Life, Self-Help, Featured Contributor, Living News

Shift Happens! Change, it turns out, is not a tidy process. Anyone who's ever been through a divorce or quit their job or perhaps more commonly n...

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President Obama: Speak To Our Heads, Our Hearts, and Our Hopes

Christine Pelosi | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change, Fear, Hope, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Obama often speaks in a three-part arc: first outlining the problems, then addressing the obstacles to progress, then telling us what we can do together to make change. For the stimulus, we need that now.

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Jason Pollock | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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You have forever changed what it means to be the President of the United States and I'm so grateful and happy for your existence.

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Alinsky's Legacy, Obama and Labor's Challenge

Jonah Lalas | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

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Until Obama, I had always viewed the White House as synonymous with "the boss" or the "management" of a facility who instills fear into workers when they try to organize.

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Your Guide To R.E.A.L. Change

Jason Mannino | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

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More than three weeks into 2009 you have ambitiously begun to tackle resolutions to bring forward in your life changes to enhance your quality of livi...

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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Can Science Help You Find Love?

Andrew Trees | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

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We most value those qualities about our partners that we value about ourselves, research shows. So, all you really need to figure out is what you like about yourself.

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Betting His Legacy on Public Participation

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

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There is a great potential for a positive change in our society, a change where people take charge of serving the public, living a life that is meaningful and satisfying.

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Corporate and Personal Responsibility

Judith Ellis | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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Change begins with each of us on the smallest of levels. Trash in our neighborhoods is not a small thing. As does love, respect too begins at home.

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Daring to Hope on the Washington Mall

Stephen Zunes | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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I was able to shed tears of joy on a number of occasions this Tuesday. I wasn't just relieved that a Democrat had won the White House. I was actually... happy.

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Our Changing Nature And Why It's Time To Let Go

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

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A few years ago I had an epiphany of sorts in which I experienced a radical shift in consciousness, an increased insight into our 'changing nature'. ...

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Basking in the Warmth of Obama's Inauguration

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

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The inauguration -- the coming together of people of all races, ethnicities, and social and economic statuses -- was one of the most heart happy experiences of my lifetime.

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Can Progressives Grow Up? (President Obama Needs the Left to Change Its Ways)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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First President Obama wasn't "black enough" for the black left. Then he was "too centrist" in his appointments for the white left. Then he wasn't gay friendly enough. Now he is President.

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Dear Grandma, A Change Has Come!

Adia Colar | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

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Grandma, We did it! We elected a black man President of the United States of America! Grandma, it's been a long time comin' but I know a change has come!

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From King to Obama, the Arc of Justice

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Generations of Americans have heard the cries for change and it's been a long journey by many who have brought justice to the doors of our government on this momentous occasion.

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We Want Change... But From What?

Chip Collis | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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In calling us back to our national heritage of pluralism, the changeObama urges has been a long time coming, a long time overdue. Obama calls not for a change in America, but in Americans themselves.

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It's not American Leadership the World Wants, it's American Companionship

Indra Adnan | Posted 02.18.2009 | World

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It was a surprise that Obama didn't mention any commitment to the world and its citizens in his victory speech and there is every chance he won't spare us a line in his inaugural address.

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Symptoms and Solutions

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Change, Economic Stimulus Package, Macroeconomic Policy, China Economy, Economy, Sustainability, Business News

We need a stimulus to prevent rapid and disorderly economic meltdown. We cannot aim to return to massive trade imbalances, huge government deficits, loose monetary policy, and debt based consumer spending.

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Our Hope in Obama, Our Hearts to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jack Healey | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living

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We miss Dr Martin Luther King, Jr each day. His day, our day, asks each of us to stand up for decency and justice and non violence in our time, in our community, in our family, and in our world.

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What a Difference An Election Makes -- SCHIP Health Care for 11 Million Kids

Christine Pelosi | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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With a stroke of his pen, Barack Obama will soon change America's priorities - spending the equivalent of 40 days in Iraq to provide health care for over 10 million children a year.

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Now We Can

Rick Siegel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Now we can and must demand better ethical standards from our bankers, financial advisors, corporate and political leaders.

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