Social Justice

'Change Philanthropy' Highlights 10 Funders Engaged in Social Justice Philanthropy

Jane Wales | Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact


Jane Wales

According to the book, these foundations ask why a social problem or need exists, not just how a foundation can help -- and then focus their grantmaking on the answers uncovered.

Thousands Join Together in Israel's First Human Rights March

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 12.18.2009 | World


Hagai El-Ad

In an unprecedented show of strength, diversity, and optimism, more than 5,000 people marched together in Tel Aviv on December 11, in Israel's first H...

Jewish Voices of Color Must be Heard

David A. Love | Posted 12.09.2009 | World


David A. Love

As we enter this holiday season, Jews around the world will celebrate Hanukah. The Jewish community is a diverse one, a multicultural and multiracial assemblage, by no means monolithic, representing millions of people throughout the world.

Democracy, Human Rights, Us. No Way We're Giving Them Up.

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Hagai El-Ad

A state in which human rights are conditional is no democracy at all, and there is no way we will allow Israel to slide down that slippery slope.

The Fair Food Project Tells Farmworkers' Stories (VIDEO)

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

If you eat, you rely on farmers, but you also rely on the labor of 2.5 million farm workers in the United States who earn wages below the poverty limi...

You CAN make a difference!

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact


Ellen Snortland

The European Summit for Global Transformation started when a group of friends asked, "What if we got together everyone we knew who's up to big things on the planet?" The results have exceeded everyone's expectations.

Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Social Service Programs For D.C.'s Neediest If Gay Marriage Passes

Washington Post | Tim Craig and Michelle Boorstein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the c...

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Huff TV

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...

What Catholics Want in Healthcare Reform

Jon O'Brien | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Jon O'Brien

American Catholics can picture themselves as patients, and want to be able to get birth control and condoms at their doctor. They also think they can speak for themselves.

Civil Society Sounds Off on IFC Policies in Istanbul

Chad Dobson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Chad Dobson

One German participant summarized: "The IFC places all of the burden of environmental and social safeguards on the client ... The whole world is re-regulating and you should too."

A New Social Movement

Jay Mandle | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Jay Mandle

Progressives have typically avoided addressing the way the electoral system is financed. They have concentrated on the outcome of politics, but not on the political process.

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.

U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Jim Wallis

What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

MacArthur Genius Award-Winners: Foundation Awards Grants

AP | By DON BABWIN | Posted 11.21.2009 | Home


CHICAGO (AP)-- A newspaper reporter who refuses to forget decades-old murders and a law professor trying to get people to forget the way they think ab...

Straight Talk About Health Care Reform and Abortion

Judi Jennings | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Judi Jennings

It's going to take a lot of straight talk and a commitment to finding common ground about what is best for women and their families to achieve health care reform.

Monopoly With Liberty and Social Justice For All?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


D. Brad Wright

Is the path from opportunity to outcomes guided by a set of rules that can be considered fair?

Obama's Health Care Speech: Hope Over Fear

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

In his speech last evening, Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for -- reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion.

Christian Poveda: French Filmmaker Killed In El Salvador; 1 Arrested

AP | MARCOS ALEMAN | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A French filmmaker who spent years documenting the brutality and desperation of a Salvadoran street gang has been fo...

The Time Is Now for Kennedy Care

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Joan E. Dowlin

I was wrong. A few weeks ago I wrote that maybe now is not the time for health care reform, after two stimulus packages and a cap and trade bill. I have since changed my mind.

Women's Rights and Human Rights

Judi Jennings | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Judi Jennings

By understanding the history behind Women's Equality Day, we can clarify the interconnectedness of the forces that maintain global systems of oppression by denying human rights, and we can shape new strategies effective in countering those global forces.

What if the Right was Right? A Reflection on the "Christian States of America."

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Cynthia Boaz

I am not saying that Jesus was a Stalinist or even a communist, just that it's very clear from his teachings that he believed that people were happier and healthier when they shared with each other.

Talking about Personal Finances -- the Final Taboo?

Tanene Allison | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business


Tanene Allison

Over the last forty years, we have turned a lot that was once taboo into less taboo conversation topics. And yet, it is still rare to hear open conversations about financial details.

He Might Have Been A Sports Legend

Stephen Herrington | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living


Stephen Herrington

On this anniversary of our Lunar achievement and the graduation of my class of 1969, I wonder if there is any more immutable thing than the ephemeral moment of a winning touchdown.