Dialogue

Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

My Dialogue with President Obama

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Stephen C. Rose

Relax. This is a way of writing. It is imagined. The scene is a room in the White House, setting is informal. The President has asked if I prefer that and I do.

A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

Are All Bosses Delusional?

Allen Schoer | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


Allen Schoer

Why are employers so complacent when many of their people are so unhappy that they're thinking of jumping ship? On what are those employers basing such powerful assumptions?

Communicating for Peace Day Every Day

Colleen Turner | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


Colleen Turner

This year's celebration of International Peace Day on September 21st finds me focusing on communications between real or potential enemies in ways that foster amity, not enmity.

The Day the Dialogue Died: Remembering George Liston Seay

John Milewski | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media


John Milewski

George was a practitioner of the increasingly lost art of conversation. He found his fellow humans, of all political persuasions, endlessly fascinating and used his program to learn about them.

Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.15.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The Iranian Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

Goodbye/Hello 5 "Obama's Strength In Relationship Building"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living


Patt Cottingham

Obama's strength is his ability to listen, be open, secure, and confident in his ability to build bridges. Will this new form of relationship building diplomacy be tested?

Tear Down the Walls: How to Ease Into the Tough Topics

Grande Lum | Posted 12.15.2008 | Living


Grande Lum

No matter how well you ease into a tough topic, the person may still react strongly. Avoid using that reaction to blame the other party or as an excuse to not raise the issue at all.

Soft Power is Obama's Greatest Strength

Indra Adnan | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Indra Adnan

Perhaps all that is needed is a good role model for soft power: someone who seeks to engage rather than stand off, capable of dialogue not just debate.

Nigga, Please

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Style


Hermene Hartman

If there is a black person living in America who has not uttered the word, they should stand tall and receive the NAACP Image Award.