Meriam Ibrahim, Woman Freed From Sudan, Announces Plans To Settle In New...
ROME (RNS) Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian who was flown to Rome after her death sentence was overturned, is now dreaming of building a future in the U.S. “We will begin a new life,” Ibrahim...
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Monsoon Rivers, Flying Carpets And Nations Mourn MH17: Week In Photos, Jul....
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this...
View ArticleCalifornia Can't Say If It's Meeting Drought Goal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sprinklers outside the California's state Capitol are off and the lawn is withering, the lemon- and cucumber-infused "water stations" at the state pension building are gone, and...
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Strangers Find Fallen Marine's Tribute Flag At Flea Market, Return It To His...
Thanks to the thoughtfulness of two strangers and a wonderful stroke of luck, a grieving mother will be getting a special gift: a tribute to her Marine son, almost a decade after his death. A few weeks...
View ArticleThis Is What It's Like To Be A Single Mom On Food Stamps
By StephQJ for DivorcedMoms.com A couple of weeks ago, my 13-year-old son called to share with me something he'd heard on conservative talk radio in his grandmother's car. "Last year, the government...
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Reddit Users Share 'Wow, We Were Poor' Memories, Highlight Reality For...
One in six people is struggling with hunger in America right now. Last year, the number of single-mother families living in poverty increased to 4.1 million, or 41.5 percent, according to a U.S. Census...
View ArticleAdding Meaning to a Life Taken Too Soon: Ten Years Later
This Friday, August 1, 2014 will mark 10 years since my daughter Alex lost her life to neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer, at just 8 years of age. At times, it is hard to believe that Alex has...
View ArticleIs Lethal Injection Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
This post was co-authored with Robert Wilbur. As the nation is horrified by another botched execution, a capital defense lawyer in Texas, a legal scholar in New York, and the former warden of San...
View ArticleWhy We've Ditched The Old Model For Doing Good
Companies know that getting the biggest bang for the buck in social impact investment requires applying smart business sense to the nonprofit realm. And they are right -- but the business model that...
View ArticleA Day Gone Wrong: How Tragedies From Forgetting Children in Cars Can Happen...
It wasn't just a routine day for Reggie McKinnon. On March 8, 2010, Reggie, a loving father of three beautiful daughters, left work mid-day to take his 17-month-old daughter, Payton Lyn, to the doctor...
View Article#YesAllMen Must Challenge NFL Response to Ray Rice
Co-authored with Don McPherson Ray Rice's violent assault of his fiancee was disturbing enough. Perhaps equally disturbing: the NFL's response to the incident. Intimate partner violence is a crime....
View ArticleGaza's Schools on the Battlefield
On July 30 a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) came under attack. At least 15 people died and scores more were wounded, including...
View ArticleA Friendship Close to My Heart
On this International Day of Friendship, my thoughts are with my friend Moses and the incredible work he has done over the years to overcome adversity. If you were to meet Moses, you wouldn't be able...
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How to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
So how do you achieve the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty? Start with the schools. That's where the future is made. Ertharin Cousin, the director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP),...
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How Strangers Are Giving A Little Girl With Down Syndrome 'A Real Chance In...
Some kids will come up with any excuse to avoid class, but for one little girl, starting school was particularly special. Lily, a 2-year-old diagnosed with Down syndrome, and her family have documented...
View ArticleAmerica's Real Deficits: Jobs and Infrastructure
Congress is fixated on the federal budget deficit. This year, the House of Representatives passed a budget to slash funding for infrastructure, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program,...
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg Owns Her 'Notorious' Nickname
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is aware she's earned the nickname "Notorious RBG" -- and she loves it. In an interview with Katie Couric for Yahoo News, Ginsburg acknowledged the Notorious...
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California Gubernatorial Candidate Lives As Homeless Person For Week, Says...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Republican candidate for governor said he spent a week living as a homeless person in search of a job to test Gov. Jerry Brown's claim that the state is making a...
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Helping Kids Make a Difference
It's Never Too Early to Help! It's easy to forget how lucky we are. We get in a particular groove, driving the kids to school, cheering them on at sporting events, helping them with homework. But are...
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The NFL Has Failed. Again.
In its tone-deaf punishment against Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, it not only failed to match the punishment to the crime, it failed all those in our communities nationwide who rally against...
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