The New Face of Democracy: Nation-Wide Youth Congress to Take Place in Burma
Chinese state media has watched with fear what it calls "excessive and hasty" democratic change in Burma, arguing that democracy alone cannot solve all of the Southeast Asian country's problems. A...
View ArticleFather's Beautiful Journey With Son Who Has Down Syndrome Will Make Your...
When doctors told Pablo Poncini his son may have Down syndrome, he said he fainted. "Everything seemed to have gone wrong," he recalls in the short film (above). "It was as if the road we had started...
View ArticleBill Would Effectively Ban Horse Slaughterhouses
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State and federal lawsuits that have repeatedly delayed the opening of horse slaughterhouses in New Mexico and Missouri could be moot if the budget bill up for a vote in...
View Article'BooksFirst' Is One Chicago Woman's Quest To Make Up For CPS Library Shortage
Story by Paul Biasco, courtesy DNAinfo Chicago: LINCOLN PARK — The 2012 Chicago Public Schools teacher's strike had an unintended consequence, parking one woman's drive to put books in the city's...
View ArticleA Chef's 2014 New Year's Resolution: Let's Commit to Taking the High Road
As we begin the New Year, I have taken some time to reflect on my past sixteen years working in one of the most demanding, and rigorous industries: the restaurant industry. As a passionate and driven...
View ArticleAwesome Teacher Donates Kidney To Sick Student
A Colorado physical education teacher went far beyond her role as an instructor and became an organ donor for a very sick high school student. Last week, Jen Sculley, a teacher at Denver's East High...
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Yoga: Empowering First Responders and Children
This is an interview with Debby Kaminsky, a former advertising executive who decided in 2006 she wanted to sell the benefits of transformation. She took her first yoga class in 1997 while her twins...
View ArticleWhen Your Ex Becomes Your Stalker
Breaking up is hard to do. If you've ever been through the breakup of a relationship, you know this. On a practical level, depending on the relationship's length and level of involvement, there may be...
View ArticleWhy You Should Be Freaking Out About The End Of Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is dead. At least that's the verdict of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which today struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order from 2010...
View ArticleBaby Elephant Learns To Use Her Trunk. You're Welcome. (VIDEO)
This video of a baby Sumatran elephant trying to use her trunk is possibly the cutest video to emerge in a while. We love all elephants -- big and small, old and young -- but there's something...
View ArticleRecovery and Renewal in Haiti
Four years ago this week, Haiti was hit by a devastating seven magnitude earthquake. It leveled the capital and killed an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 people. When I visited a year ago, many people...
View ArticleYou Can Help McGovern-Dole School Meals Campaign
The presidential campaigns of former senators George McGovern (1972) and Bob Dole (1996) have long taken residence in the history books. However, one campaign they started continues even after...
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Generosity and Compassion Heard Round the World: This Week in Seeding the Change
Every day of the week, The Pollination Project provides $1000 in seed funding to a deserving individual who is working to make the world -- or just their own community -- a better, more peaceful and...
View ArticlePope Francis As the World's Greatest Social Innovator
Much has been said about Pope Francis during his first year in office. We have celebrated him as a spiritual leader, a politician, and even a diplomat. After being named Time's Person of the Year, one...
View Article4 Years Later: Haiti's Progress Not Always Visible to the Naked Eye
Sunday was the four year anniversary of the tragic Haiti earthquake that took the lives of hundreds of thousands, left so many more with serious injuries, and quite literally reduced much of the...
View ArticleNew Year's Tar Pits
The end of 2013 hit me hard. Shortly before Christmas, my husband and I felt like boxers pummeled in a ring, and not from any blows from one another. We soldiered on, committed to entertaining our kids...
View ArticleCharity 'Store' For The Homeless Gives Customers So Much More Than Just Clothes
The Street Store isn't really a store, if a store requires money being exchanged -- or an actual building with walls. The Street Store, which opened on Tuesday in Cape Town, is a charity pop-up "shop"...
View ArticleHere's How To Get In Touch With The Senators Who Voted Not To Extend...
Unemployment benefits expired for 1.3 million long-term jobless workers on Dec. 28, with millions more imperiled by the Senate’s inability to pass an extension for emergency unemployment insurance on...
View ArticleA Company Called Lovability Wants To Help Sororities By Selling Condoms
One company trying to make it less awkward for women to carry condoms around has figured out a way to help sororities raise money. Lovability Condoms announced this week they were launching a new...
View ArticleMaking Community Investment a New Year's Resolution
The start of a New Year is typically a time for setting resolutions. For many, these resolutions might mean staying fit and healthy, becoming more organized or spending more time with family. We don't...
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