iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Socially Conscious

The Era of High Ideals

Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW | Posted 07.10.2012 | Impact
Read More: Goodness, Inspirational, Optimism, Ted, High Ideals, Doctor Gawande, Socially-Conscious, Business, Jim Stengel, Impact News
Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW

At this time in our history, we are at a juncture where our new world order, high-tech based and globally interdependent, demands that goodness decides the new direction: the direction of justness and fairness.

Read Whole Story

Fun, Socially Conscious Gift Ideas for Food Lovers

Clean Plates | Posted 02.14.2012 | Home
Read More: Socially-Conscious, Eco-Friendly Products, Holiday Gift Guide, Artisanal Gifts, Sustainable Food, Holiday Gifts, Home News
Clean Plates

I've included some personal favorites that I use in my own kitchen (and plan on gifting to others), plus a smattering of newly discovered items I covet.

Read Whole Story

Socially-Conscious Stress Management

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 01.01.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Stress, Suffering, Occupy Wall Street, Stress Relief, Socially-Conscious, Relaxation, Stress Management, Mindfulness, Healthy Living Spirit, Materialism, Life Balance, Healthy Living News
Mitchell J. Rabin

There is so much turmoil in our nation and in the world today, I see that people are overwhelmed and significantly stressed in trying to understand an...

Read Whole Story

Socially Conscious Design

Joel Edmondson | Posted 09.26.2011 | Arts
Read More: Chile, Furniture Design, Ango, Design, Socially-Conscious, Earthome, Made in Mimbre, Fair Trade, Cb2, Arts News
Joel Edmondson

Many furniture and apparel brands are marketing products in the marketplace as "socially responsible" and "fair trade", using celebrity curators to gr...

Read Whole Story

"Relationship Coffee": A Crop, not a Commodity

Andrew Ruben | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Farming, Coffee Culture, Local Food, Colombia, Local Food Movement, Costa Rica, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Environmentalism, Socially-Conscious, Coffee, Fair Trade, Socially Responsible, Fair Trade Coffee, Impact News
Andrew Ruben

By meeting with coffee farmers, an economic relationship can become a meaningful personal partnership of farmer, barista and customer. Hence, "relationship coffee."

Read Whole Story

Seven Tenets of the Socially Conscious Business

Andrew Ruben | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Blue State Coffee, Green Business, Small Business, Socially-Conscious, Coffee, Social Entrepreneurship, Business News
Andrew Ruben

There are many companies trying to take advantage of this trend, but some businesses are more socially conscious than others.

Read Whole Story

Reflections on Graham Nash's Reflections Box Set

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: David Lindley, Bonnie Raitt, Air America, Bono, Madison Square Garden, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Whales, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Nicolette Larson, Rhino Entertainment, Rita Coolidge, Atlantic Records, ABC Records, Allan Clarke, Chaka Khan, Stephen Stills, Carly Simon, The Rachel Maddow Show, John Hall, Congreeman John Hall, Dan Fogelberg, The Byrds, Nuclear Power, Graham Nash, Cass Elliot, David Crosby, Gil Scott-Heron, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jerry Garcia, Entertainment, Crosby Stills & Nash, Alternative Energy, Rhino, Carole King, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Crosby & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Muse, Tom Petty, Dave Mason, Ry Cooder, New York City, New York, The Mamas & the Papas, The Grateful Dead, Rhino Records, U2, Rachel Maddow, The Doobie Brothers, Environment, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Socially-Conscious, The Hollies, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Jessie Colin Young, Csny, Raydio, Csn, Poco, Traffic, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Nash's trademark high harmony vocals and impressive writing talents fluidly traverse the box set's newly-mastered, 64 tracks with career highlights... and remixes galore.

Read Whole Story