We must invest in our own economic recovery and in fixing Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis.
The Economist | Posted 04.12.2009 | World
"POOR countries are innocent," says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Nigerian managing director of the World Bank. They did not contribute one jot to the glob...
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business
Muhammad Yunus, the poor, and countries which we have always considered "underdeveloped" have a lot to teach us about sustainability!
Jim Wallis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics
My prediction is that many in the faith community, especially those on the front lines of serving the poor, will rally around the principles and priorities of this budget.
Adlai Wertman | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living
Is this a time, though, where we can apply a basic math rule -- two negatives equal a positive? Could a large group of unemployed actually be good for the charities?
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 03.23.2009 | Media
Brooks believes the stupid poor people just need to take some responsibility for all of those shady mortgages sold to them with the ludicrous interest rates from subprime bandits working on commission.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business
Grameen will apply to act as a savings bank and will be partners with the largest Credit Union in the country to provide microcredit for the poor in the US.
mochiads.com | Mochiads.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy
It's every man dream: Money Falling From The Sky! Catch as many as you can and you will receive amazing awards!!! But be careful not to catch dirty money.
Sara K. Gould | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
Why do we not take action to realize the potential economic contributions of half our population as we prepare to spend billions of dollars to stimulate the economy?
Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics
Taxing gas is like taxing food -- it's purely regressive, hitting the poorest hardest for what is -- in most of the country where there is no public transportation -- a necessity of life.
Jim Wallis | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business
The question we should be asking is how this global economic crisis will change us -- all of us, in the way we think, decide things, and even do business.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.
Don McNay | Posted 02.24.2009 | Business
The nation's economic system has also gotten addicted to shopping.To turn the economy around, Americans need to find a spender's version of rehab.
Waylon Lewis | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green
Don't denigrate our Alice Waters, Tony -- she is the real thing.
Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living
Judging by the almost 80 volunteers who came out to build a garden in Downtown Tacoma, I would have to say there are a lot of Americans out there just waiting for an opportunity to give back!
Jim Wallis | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living
The day after the inauguration, I will be joining religious leaders at the National Prayer Service for our new president. I will pray that this new era can change the image of religion in our country.
Dan Agin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business
There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.
Tri Robinson | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green
The environmental crisis facing our world today has become an issue of social justice.
Jim Wallis | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics
I have long supported effective partnerships between government and faith-based organizations. Unfortunately, during the Bush years these partnerships were often used for political ends.
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business
The Big Three claim their industry is tanking not because of their refusal to change their gas-guzzling car designs, but because evil workers are demanding their contractually promised benefits.
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics
Before, during, and after a serious terrorist attack, poor people endure retched conditions. US prisoners and Indian slum residents both share 59 square feet of living space.
Joel Berg | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics
Federal law, as well as extra rules piled on by states, counties, and cities, often make the process of applying for foods stamps a Kafka-esque nightmare.
Suzette Standring | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
It is a textbook case of laws being used to crush critics of governmental operations. Malaysia may be 9,296 miles from the US, but authorities seeking to silence protest is universal.
Amb. John J. Danilovich | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
The attention and resources necessary to address our own challenges as Americans do not require us to withdraw from our relationships abroad.
Jennifer Bernard | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home
The taxes on Joe-the-Plumber's $250,000 bought me my first-grade textbooks when my family was on food stamps. I do not feel guilty that Joe may have had to drink less-expensive champagne that year so that I could have a sandwich for dinner.
ZP Heller | Posted 05.07.2009 | World