Inside DC| More...
 

Change

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Why the Obama Administration Must Appoint an NIH Director Committed to Cures

Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Obama Hope, Hope, Multiple Sclerosis, Obama Administration, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Obama Healthcare, Change, Martin Luther King, Curable Diseases, Obama Change, Disease, Schizophrenia, Cancer, Diabetes, Cures, Nih, National Institutes of Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Lou Weisbach

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.

Read Post

CIA: Thinking Outside The Fraternity

Geri Spieler | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Feinstein Panetta, CIA Torture, Change, Obama, Obama Cabinet Picks, Cia, Cabinet Appointments, Obama's Cabinet, Leon Panetta, Politics News
Geri Spieler

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.

Read Post

State Your Change

Levi Felix | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Ryan Eggolds, State Your Change, Change, Russell Simmons, Freedom of Expression, Videos, Causecast, Self Exploration, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Maria Shriver, Huffington Post, Myspace, Hanson, Living News
Levi Felix

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.

Read Post

Why Barack Obama Needs To Fail

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Leadership, New Deal, Leon Panetta, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Iraq, Obama, Fdr, Politics, Change, Education, Bush Administration, Obama's Plan for the Economy, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Obama Presidency, Rick Warren, Environment, Financial Crisis, Obama Transition, Hurricane Katrina, Health Care, Roosevelt, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

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.

Read Post

Pay-To-Play: Inauguration Tickets, Only $12,500 Each!

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Cronyism, Burris, President Obama, Feinstein, Leon Panetta, Ceremony, Washington, Andy Rooney, Dianne Feinstein, Obama, Difi, Blagojevich, Presidential Inauguration Committee, Politics, Change, Halle Berry, Steven Spielberg, Inauguration, Pay to Play, pic2009, Inauguration Tickets, Inaugural, Swearing-In, 50000, Panetta, Roland Burris, Ticket, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Transparency, Chris Weigant, Change We Can Believe In, Tickets, Capitol, Obama's Inauguration, Pic, Politics News
Chris Weigant

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.

Read Post

The "New You" in the New Year

Cameron Alborzian | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Mental Health, Dieting, New Year's Resolution, Meditation, Gurus, Weight Loss, Spirituality, Happiness, Living News
Cameron Alborzian

Creating change in your life, however, has nothing to do with the time of year, the season, or if it is Monday or Thursday.

Read Post

Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

Read Post

The 3 A Formula: Simple Steps To Get Clear And Free

Anne Naylor | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Wisdom, Relationships, Health, Freedom, Inner Life, Clarity, Spirituality, Acceptance, Awareness, 3 a Formula, Action, Living News
Anne Naylor

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.

Read Post

Resolution for Evolution

Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: New Years, Change, Hope, Resolutions, 2009, Happiness, Life, New Years Eve, Relationships, Inciting Change, New Years Resolution, Gandhi, Recession, Positive Thinking, New Years 2009, Financial Crisis, Living News
Liane Weintraub

Since I've been an adult, I cannot think of a New Year that's been so universally anticipated... longed for, really.

Read Post

Finding Peace Within for 2009

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Succeeding at Resolutions, Change, Ariane De Bonvoisin, New Year, Health, Inner Peace, 2008 New Year, Meditation, Spirituality, New Year's Commentary, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

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.

Read Post

Blessings of the Season

Alfred Gingold | Posted 01.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Change, Holiday Season, Hope, Election Day, Holiday Season Commentary, November 5th, November 4, Barack Obama, Happiness, Voting, Style News
Alfred Gingold

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.

Read Post

Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option

Gerald McEntee | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Care for America Now, Change, Health Insurance, Afscme, President Elect Obama, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

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.

Read Post

The New Beauty

Natalia Rose | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Beauty Consciousness, Natural Glow, Beauty Products, Plastic Surgeon, Change, Youth, Lifestyle, Style, Body Image, Plastic Surgery, Understanding, Youthfulness, Trends, Beliefs, Cosmetic Surgery, Spirituality, Living News
Natalia Rose

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.

Read Post

Ways to Succeed at New Year's Resolutions

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: New Years Resolution, Making a Resolution Stick, Change, First 30 Days, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Health, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

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...

Read Post

Your Personal Year In Review

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Resolutions, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Year in Review, First 30 Days, Happiness, Life Questions, 2008 Reflections, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

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.

Read Post

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Natural Disasters, Change, Barack Obama, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Change Nation, Survival Tips, Survival, Laurence Gonzales, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

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.

Read Post

Change, She is a' Comin'

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Winning Ways, Imposed Change, John Denver, Instigated Change, Barbara Winter, Change, Spirituality, Embraced Change, Job Losses, Economic Crisis, 2008 Recession, Joblessness, Recession, Happiness, Layoffs, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, Adapting to Change, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

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...

Read Post

Changing Politics From The Bottom Up

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, Blagojevich, Change, Rod Blagojevich, Civic Duty, Wiretap, Obama, Bribery, Governor, Politics News
Arthur Rosenfeld

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.

Read Post

Change Can Be Scary

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change, Obama, Cabinet Appointments, Obama's Cabinet, President Obama, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Aram Khayatpour

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.

Read Post

Learning From The Rat

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Change, Job Loss, Chinese Astrology, Personal Health, New Year's Resolution, first30days, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Happiness, Entertainment News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

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...

Read Post

Barack Obama: Change

Don King | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Supporters, Obama Hope, Change, Making History, Obama Change, Martin Luther King, Hope, Understanding, Martin Luther King Jr., Love, Peace, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Don King

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.

Read Post

Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Leadership, Responsibility, Economy, Obama, Media, Campaign, Government, Transition, Change, Charisma, Duty, Local Community, Networks, Blair, Neurology, Voting, Rapidrebuttal, Alistaircampbell, Britain, Charismatic, Focus, Optimism, Grassroots, Delegation, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Media Culture, Newteams, Academic, Morale, Narcissism, Donations, Yes We Can, Obama Blair, World News
Indra Adnan

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.

Read Post

It's Not An Alias: Why I Changed My Name

Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Latinos, Name Change, Hispanics, Change, Growing Up, Self-Confidence, Racial Identity, Confidence, Style News
Daniel Cubias

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.

Read Post

Obama: Elixir or Delegator?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Change, Robert Reich, Robert Gates, Department of Defense, Delegator, Hillary Clinton, Delegation, Paul Volcker, Barack Obama, Jim Jones, Obama Administration, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

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.

Read Post

Phrases to Resist (II)

Deane Waldman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthcare System, Change, Management, Mismanagement, Living News
Deane Waldman

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...

Read Post