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Sinking Trust

Joseph F. Coughlin | Posted 01.20.2012 | Science

Joseph F. Coughlin

The sinking of public trust is integral to our faith in complex social and technical systems that undergird everyday life, our confidence in each other, and ultimately our belief that we can build a better future together.

A Will Or A Trust? From Suze Orman

Posted 01.26.2012 | Women

Finance expert Suze Orman discusses the differences between a will and a trust and why both are important to have. var src_url="http://pshared.5min....

Soul-Talk: What Happens When God Closes A Door?

Russell Bishop | Posted 01.09.2012 | Healthy Living

Russell Bishop

While I haven't always found that window when the door closed in the past, some part of me has clung to that belief over the years. In my recent experience, I have discovered that it just isn't true: He doesn't merely open a window, He actually opens a universe.

When Giving Friends Advice, How Honest Should You Be?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.04.2012 | Women

Dr. Irene S. Levine

"My experience is that people don't really want authenticity but think they do --- until it gets hard and difficult scenarios come up."

How Would You React if Your Friend Did THIS?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.29.2012 | Women

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Amanda and Heather took to each other very quickly. So quickly that it became the three of us whenever something social was happening. I started to feel like the third wheel.

Restoring Fact-checking

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.28.2012 | Media

Craig Newmark

Recently, Jeff Jarvis held an event on restoring fact-checking to the news business. Here's my very brief attempt at getting my head around what happened and what's happening with big deal fact-checking.

If You Build Trust, They Will Come

Paul Gorrell, Ph.D. | Posted 01.21.2012 | Business

Paul Gorrell, Ph.D.

In an age when there are many reasons to be increasingly skeptical of the intentions of others, how do we get people to trust us? Charles Green believes it's by first trusting them.

4 Keys To A Heart-To-Heart Relationship

Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick | Posted 01.18.2012 | Healthy Living

Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick

Over the years, we've developed several keys that we have found work well in building a heart-to-heart relationship.

How Men And Women Can Transcend The Gender War

Ken Solin | Posted 01.17.2012 | Fifty

Ken Solin

The gender war can only continue if men and women refuse to acknowledge and move past their fears and meet each other as equals with openness and vulnerability.

The Battles Have Changed, but the Fight Remains the Same

Amb. Andrew J. Young | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

Amb. Andrew J. Young

America must return to the vision of Dr. King, recognizing that our economic, political, and social systems are inter-dependent. We ultimately cannot prosper alone. Either we all prosper together, or we do not prosper at all.

What Autumn Teaches Us About Letting Go

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 12.14.2011 | Healthy Living

Dennis Merritt Jones

Know that you, and every person you have ever had in your life, moves to that divine ebb and flow. Feel the rhythm of your reality and let it have its way.

Why Infidelity Is Good For Marriage

Wendy Strgar | Posted 11.21.2011 | Divorce

Wendy Strgar

"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." -- Robert Louis Stevenson There is no bigger paradigm shift that a relationship experiences than in th...

Why All People Are Jerks Until Proven Otherwise

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 11.02.2011 | Women

Daylle Deanna Schwartz

The expression simply means take your time to get to know someone well -- male or female -- so they can earn your trust instead of giving it away. It's about protecting yourself from potential disappointment.

Poetry: From Scratch

Hannah Stephenson | Posted 10.31.2011 | Arts

Hannah Stephenson

Trust the road to hold the car

Do You Need An 'Intention' Support Group?

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.28.2011 | Healthy Living

Anne Naylor

Never underestimate the power and capacity of your loving human spirit. You might find that you could surprise yourself with what you are able to accomplish.

If God Is Your Co-Pilot, Switch Seats

BJ Gallagher | Posted 08.31.2011 | Religion

BJ Gallagher

Some years ago I noticed that many cars were sporting bumper stickers that read: "God is my co-pilot." I understood what they were trying to say, but they missed the mark.

Transparency Is the New Privacy: Keys to 21st Century Citizenship

John Tarnoff | Posted 08.23.2011 | Politics

John Tarnoff

21st century citizenship describes a set of values, paradigm shifts and practices that raise our awareness of how to better engage with one another in the digital age.

Welcome Those Returning To Integrity

Brad Reid | Posted 08.07.2011 | Religion

Brad Reid

Individuals who return to integrity may find themselves forever stigmatized, set apart, and not welcomed back into relationship and community. Sometimes the harshest critics are themselves lacking integrity.

A Different Look at Life Insurance

Don McNay | Posted 07.14.2011 | Business

Don McNay

Why give your family a lump sum and have them blow it? Most insurance policies have options to pay out over time, but few people use them. It limits them to the terms of the insurance company. Thus, I came up with a simple system.

Lila Shapiro

Richer, More Equal Countries Are More Trusting, Study Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 06.20.2011 | Business

People living in richer, more egalitarian countries trust their fellow human beings more, new data shows. Countries with high median household inc...

iWatchNews, trustworthy journalism from Center for Public Integrity

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.12.2011 | Media

Craig Newmark

Folks, you might remember I really support the Center for Public Integrity, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit, nonpartisan investigativ...

Needed: A New Approach to Ethics in Government

Terry Newell | Posted 06.03.2011 | Politics

Terry Newell

If we intend to foster ethics in government, we have to get people to think about what they should do, not just what they must not do. At least three steps would be a start.

ReThink Review: Trust -- Parenting and Adolescence Online

Jonathan Kim | Posted 06.01.2011 | Entertainment

Jonathan Kim

David Schwimmer's film Trust is one of the most honest, impressive films about adolescence and parenting in the Internet age that I've seen.

Monster In A Box: David Schwimmer's New Psychological Thriller

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 05.28.2011 | Arts

Michael Kurcfeld

For 10 years, David Schwimmer made you chuckle as earnest, feckless Ross on Friends. But in his second outing as a film director, Trust, he will infu...

Predator Panic Making a Comeback

Larry Magid | Posted 05.28.2011 | Technology

Larry Magid

I thought we were past the days of "predator panic." Around 2004, when To Catch A Predator was on TV just about weekly, there were lots of news stories about the dangers kids face on the Internet.