Transition

6 Strategies to Handle Transition Fears

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Loss and change cannot be prevented in life. It would be nice, but the reality is that the future is uncertain and anything can happen. The key is to stay out of fear by controlling your physiology.

Stop Talking, Start Doing. Winning In Spite of 2009.

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home


Fawn Germer

I'm one of those people who believes that, if you really want to do something, you make up your mind and do it.

For Better or Worse: Marriage Can Wreck a Female Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Marriage is a milestone that often alters a couple's relationship with each other, as well as with those around them. For the new bride, it can herald...

Days of our Lives

Chris Campbell | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Campbell

When I picked up the paper the morning of November 5th, I still couldn't believe it. As the weeks passed, every story reminded me that, yes, Barack Hussein Obama had indeed won.

A Recovery Package for All?

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Angela Glover Blackwell

Obama's press conference today promised a "clean break from a troubled past." Central to a clean break must be an emphasis on recovery for all Americans, not the just usual beneficiaries.

Friday Talking Points [59] -- New Year's Resolutions (For Democrats)

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Happy New Year 2009! Because I've always felt it is more amusing to make new year's resolutions that others should follow, today's Friday Talking Poin...

How the VA Could Lead the Battle for Universal Health Care

Peter J. Ognibene | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


Peter J. Ognibene

By separating insurance financing from the care provided, universal coverage would enable the VA to expand its services to non-veterans whose care would be paid through universal insurance.

Who (Or What) Fouled Up The Education Secretary Decision?

Alexander Russo | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Alexander Russo

In a transition that has overall gone relatively smoothly, the still-incomplete process of picking an Education Secretary... as turned a prolonged, openly antagonistic debacle.

The Environmental Appointments: Obama Means What He Says

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Browner was an inspiring leader and an aggressive regulator who took seriously her responsibility as head of the Clinton EPA to enforce the nation's environmental laws.

Ready or Not: Obama Transition Team Publishes Reproductive Health Community's Agenda

Emily Douglas | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics


Emily Douglas

Dozens of transition documents drafted for the transition team by advocacy groups... are now up on the change.gov website.

Re-establishing NASA's Leadership

Peter Diamandis | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


Peter Diamandis

So long a source of national pride and inspiration as well as cutting edge research, NASA is now losing its position of world leadership.

Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

How to Get a Job with the Obama Administration

Mike Smith | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics


Mike Smith

Howard Dean or even Terry McAuliffe who told me in jest at Virginia's Democratic Victory Party that I could be Secretary of Commerce!

The People's Agenda in Washington: Live Webcast Thurs, Dec 4 3pm EST

Sally Kohn | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Sally Kohn

Today, I sat in a room while a dozen or so everyday Americans prepared to share the stage with top leaders from the Obama transition team and the new Congress.

Environmental Community Offers Obama a Green Economic Recovery Plan

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


Frances Beinecke

The plan covers a range of issues that merit prompt presidential attention, but it underscores the immediate need to solve the entwined economic, climate, and environmental crises.

Is Obama a Budget Hawk?

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


Harry Moroz

The president-elect seems to be focused on more than increases and decreases in spending, a framing conservatives and Blue Dogs use to describe just about all government programs.

Will Secretary Clinton Be an Advocate for Women Worldwide?

Emily Douglas | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


Emily Douglas

How can the Secretary of State put pressure on governments - including our own - to recognize that women's health is a prerequisite for economic development?

Passing the Torch

Jeff Danziger | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Experts Slam DoD Waste in Book for Obama

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

The United States been stuck in a century-old military strategy, spending too much money for too little ability to wage a modern war, and why?

WTF? Lieberman? Clinton? That's EXACTLY The Obama I Voted For

Lee Stranahan | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

Speaking for my tiny little chunk of the liberal blogosphere, I don't like Joe Lieberman. I was disgusted by Hillary's campaign. And I couldn't be happier with Obama's decisions.

Bridging the 77 Day Chasm

Karen Talavera | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Karen Talavera

In ordinary times those seventy-seven days wouldn't seem like much. In the past they've not been pivotal. Yet these are anything but ordinary times.

Post-Election: Call it Decompression

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

He did the strangest thing last night: He turned the TV off. There he was, still in the early part of the evening, with another hour or two of pol...

Obama Is Hiring: Job Change You Can Believe In

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business


Andrea Chalupa

Now that the election is over, campaign staffers, like some 2.8 million Americans, find themselves out of a job. What are their options?

Obama the Figurehead

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Andrew Sargus Klein

Prop. 8 passed, after Obama's speech. It was a bitter pill for progressives to swallow and a reminder that no matter who is president the public faces many significant issues on its own.

Transition Topic I: Education and Scientific Illiteracy

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green


Jeff Schweitzer

People opposed to irradiated food ignore the existence of more than 50 known strains of E. coli that can cause bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, and death.