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Human Dignity

We Found the Money, and It's On Wall Street

George Goehl | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
Read More: Taxes, Robin Hood Tax, Social Justice, Social Security, Wall Street, Robin Hood, Business News, Keith Ellison, Medicare, Human Dignity, Business News
George Goehl

The financial transaction tax that is central to the Inclusive Prosperity Act is a chance to make both big investments in our people and our infrastructure, and to make sure Wall Street pays their fair share.

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Men and Boys Behaving Badly: Where Are Their Fathers?

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.26.2013 | Politics
Read More: Rape Culture, Social Media, Steubenville, Boys, Human Dignity, Fathers, Steubenville Rape, Steubenville Case, Steubenville Trial, Politics News
Jim Wallis

We need to establish a firm principle: the abuse of women by men will no longer be tolerated by other men. The voices of more men need to make that perfectly clear. For boys, for young athletes, and for fathers, Steubenville should become a wake-up call.

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Two Tails on the Road to Redemption

Rob White | Posted 04.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Character, Inspiration, Judgment, Dignity, Human Interest, Perception, Redemption, Motivation, Human Dignity, Compassion, Understanding, Judgments, Judge of Character, Prejudge, GPS for the Soul, Prejudice, Judge Character, Healthy Living News
Rob White

I thought about how crazy off-based I was about Joe. And then I began to wonder: How many other people had I misjudged because of my preconceptions based on their outward image and demeanor?

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'I Have a Right to a Toilet -- It's Human Dignity'

Jayaseelan Naidoo | Posted 04.06.2013 | Impact
Read More: Sanitation, Poverty, Civil Society, Jay Naidoo, Health, Active Citizenry, Malnutrition, Human Dignity, Kenya, Impact News
Jayaseelan Naidoo

I am in the Mukuru Kwa Reuben slum, one of the largest in Nairobi. No-one knows how many people live here. But rough estimates put it at over 600,000 people, across 13 sections, the majority living in corrugated iron shacks measuring 10X10 feet.

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How Ya Doing Today, Mr. Como?

Rob White | Posted 03.24.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jodie Foster, Perry Como, Emotional Wellness, Humanity, Mortality, Celebrity, Compassion, Human Dignity, Golden Globes 2013, Kindness, Healing, Healthy Living News
Rob White

Few people will forget Jodie Foster's speech when she received the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 2013 Golden Globes. Was it her charismatic stage pres...

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Faith And Values Inspired Investments

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 06.12.2012 | Religion
Read More: Impact Investing, Micro Finance, Human Rights, Sri, Corporate Responsibility, Faith Consistent Investing, Sustainability, Faith, Religious, Human Dignity, Economy, Religion News
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

Both the Jewish and Christian communities from their earliest documents display a debate about with the foundational questions of ownership, agency, interest and usury. The Holy Quran also offers some unique teachings.

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Called To A Larger View Of Life

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 07.19.2011 | Religion
Read More: Abortion, Social Justice, Poverty, Social Righteousness, Gospel, Immigrants, Social Gospel, Pro-Life, Just Society, Human Dignity, Social Activism, Unborn, Wealth, Sanctity of Life, Health Care Reform, Christian Ethics, Kingdom of God, Christianity, Religion News
Tihomir Kukolja

A larger view of life, as seen through the eyes of Jesus, informs us that the life of a homeless person begging on the street corner is just as sacred as the life of a president of the state.

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Dignified, but Broken

Peter Jan Honigsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Isolation, Guantamamo-Detainees, Human Rights, Broken, Human Dignity, Guantanamo, World News
Peter Jan Honigsberg

A friend said that she recently saw photos of men who had been incarcerated at Guantanamo prison and that the photos expressed each man's human digni...

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Juan Mendez on International Human Rights

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Washington College of Law, Military Dictatorships, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Torture, Human Rights Watch, Darfur, United Nations, Secretary General, International Law, Media, Organization of American States, Dictators, Center for Civil and Human Rights, U.K., Jim Luce, Ban Ki-Moon, Argentina, Oxford University, Honduras, Francis Deng, Bill Clinton, Western Values, Rene Preval, Latin America, American University, Juan E. Mendez, International Human Rights, Kofi Annan, Georgetown Law School, Universal Standards, Barack Obama, Amnesty International, Haiti, Human Dignity, Costa Rica, Daily Kos, Developing Nations, Authoritarian Regimes, Universal Truth, Human Rights, Genocide, Johns Hopkins School Advanced International Studies, Jimmy Carter, Sudan, Afghanistan, Republicans, Buenos Aires, Laura Safer Espinoza, Civil Society, Genocide Intervention Network, U.S. Foreign Affairs, University of Notre Dame, United Nations Declaration of Human rRghts, World News
Jim Luce

"The U.N. simply does not have adequate support of the world powers," Juan E. Mendez told me. Coming from anyone, this might be less important. From...

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A Fairness Issue

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Market, CEO Pay, Bob Casey, Dignity, Wages, Employee Free Choice Act, Workers, Wage, USCCB, Compromise, Employee, Business, St Augustine, Economic, Human Dignity, Organizing, Employer Relations, Common Good, Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Ceos, Justice, Union, Pope John Paul II, Catholic Bishops, Catholic, Economy, Politics News
Jim Wallis

"Without justice, what are kingdoms but bands of robbers?" - St Augustine. I was surprised when Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) opened up his remarks before ...

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