Philanthropy for a New Age: Predictions From the 1999 White House Conference
Fifteen years ago this week, philanthropists and other leaders gathered in the White House -- and thousands more watched at sites across the country -- to explore the future of charitable giving in the...
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Adam Smith To Xi Jinping: Wealthy Nations Need Good Laws
This article first appeared in Caixin and was translated into English by Worldcrunch. It is is part of a Worldcrunch series: China 2.0. BEIJING - In his book The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith...
View ArticleAll We Have to Lose Is Our Lives
I've never been able to stomach a bully, whether on the playground or in a corporate executive suite. The biggest bully in California politics these days is the "No on 46" gang -- the collection of...
View ArticleThe Attempts by the School Board of Jefferson County, Colorado to Erase...
The attempts by the school board of Jefferson County, Colorado to erase significant chunks of our nations' history has not gone unnoticed. I want to make it perfectly clear to the people behind this...
View ArticleJacob George, Hillbilly Storyteller, Survives 3 Tours in Afghanistan But Not...
Jacob George described himself as a "hillbilly storyteller." He told the most beautiful tales as he softly strummed his banjo, tapped his bare foot on the ground, and let his long hair brush his...
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Gary Peters vs. Terri Lynn Land Nonpartisan Candidate Guide For Michigan...
Are you looking for a nonpartisan voter guide to the Gary Peters vs. Terri Lynn Land Senate race? One that will give you an unbiased, no-spin comparison of candidate positions on key issues? That's...
View ArticleHBO Going Rogue Could Get Us to Net Neutrality
Recently, a couple of cable content providers have announced that they're going rogue and are going to start providing content independently of cable companies. That's good news for consumers who have,...
View ArticleThe Gun Debate Will Reawaken With Ottawa Shooting
Love them or hate them, guns are continually showing up in the headlines. What has changed the face of the gun debate is the increased number of shootings around the world. Whether it be from war,...
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Steve Daines vs. Amanda Curtis Nonpartisan Candidate Guide For Montana Senate...
Are you looking for a nonpartisan voter guide to the Steve Daines vs. Amanda Curtis Senate race? One that will give you an unbiased, no-spin comparison of candidate positions on key issues? That's...
View Article5 Reasons the LGBT Community Should Not Sit Out This Election
With only a week and a half to go, the word among political pundits is that most progressive voters will stay home on November 4th. While midterm elections are not as sexy as the ones in which we get...
View ArticleShould the US Get More Involved in the Middle East?
Earlier this month, the U.K. newspaper the Telegraph published an article voicing how Americans feel about the Middle East: "worried, but more than anything, frustrated and confused." Sounds about...
View ArticleTurkey's 'Road to Damascus' Moment
The ongoing fighting in and around the Syrian town of Kobani nestled along the border with Turkey has captured the world's attention. With the assistance of U.S. air support, the Syrian Kurdish...
View ArticleCloser to the Finish Line
With opportunity gaps widening for poor children and children of color, new guidance from the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education offers new hope and protection from...
View ArticleCalifornia's Young Voter Problem Requires a Social Solution
Monday was the last day for Californians to register to vote in November's general election and for the next two weeks, we'll be inundated with political and advocacy groups' most heated rhetoric of...
View ArticleThe Draft: Missing in the Inadequate Debate Over the Ongoing Wars in Iraq and...
Conspicuously absent from the minimal public debate over our ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is the taboo subject of reinstating the draft in this country. As the U.S. extends its military...
View Article'Silence Encourages the Tormentor, Never the Tormented'
Every time I look into the eyes of a victim of domestic violence and listen to her or his story, I can see and hear how important it is for them to speak safely about what they've endured. In the...
View ArticleBetween Autocracy and Democracy in Hong Kong: Is Compromise Possible?
Hong Kong is part of China, but enjoys a charmed existence. Administered separately from the rest of the People's Republic of China, the territory respects civil liberties while hosting the world's...
View ArticleBattling Polarization in Politics: Why Van Jones, Newt Gingrich, Ralph Nader...
In the San Francisco Bay Area, where trans-everything is popular, a new political movement is taking form: transpartisanship. From Van Jones, Ralph Nader, and Joan Blades on the left, to Newt Gingrich,...
View ArticleMany Questions Loom Ahead of Ukrainian Elections
This Sunday, October 26th, Ukrainians will elect a new Parliament, continuing Ukraine's democratic process despite an undeclared war in the east of the country. The current Parliament, elected in...
View ArticleNew Studies, Reports Heighten Need for Action on Climate Change
For years our Congress has ignored humans' impact on climate change. Many members of Congress have used terms like "pseudoscience" and ignored the fact that 97 percent of scientists studying the issue...
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