The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers
It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.
It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.
Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 12.16.2009 | World
In Mukono District, about an hour outside of Kampala, Uganda, agriculture used to be considered a "punishment" for young people at school if they didn't behave.
Pamela Tom | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles
It was a simple choice: write Christmas cards or write a blog. Guess which one won out tonight?
Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green
To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.
msn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive without the fear of contracting swine flu -...
Jo Bryant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Style
Outdated customs are a good example of how etiquette, when executed correctly, provide a clear structure for accepted manners. Nowadays, introductions can be confusing and, at worse, embarrassing.
William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.
Scott Diel | Posted 05.16.2009 | World
Perhaps atypical of Estonian dinner parties, the conversation -- on their part -- flowed. But I couldn't take part. I could only sit and wonder: Who are you people? But I didn't ask. I didn't want to be too American, to pry with invasive questions.
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics
After studying the Obama budget carefully, many of us who have been fighting poverty for years believe this is a moral document, with more commitments to struggling families than any budget in our lifetimes.
Lester Sloan | Posted 05.01.2009 | Style
On my walk home I tried to reconcile the price of corned beef and its availability with what's going on in the country.
Waylon Lewis | Posted 04.07.2009 | Living
I run a little old media gone new media publication called elephant journal dot com. A week ago, I received one of the best/most interesting/most offensive/laughable/historically valid comments, like, ever.
Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living
Unlike passive varieties of entertainment, the good novel does not leave us numbed up, dumbed down, mentally impoverished, weakened or intellectually dead.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.22.2008 | Living
I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you should have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit....
Jim Wallis | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business