Current Events, Politics & Economy

Central America, Haiti, Policy and World Hunger: Day 12 for World Hunger

Today is Day 12 of 21 Days for world hunger and this post includes the second part of my interview with Scott Killough, VP of Learning and Innovation for World Neighbors. World Neighbors is a grassroots international development organization striving to eliminate hunger, poverty and disease in the poorest, most isolated rural villages in Asia, Africa [...]

Current Events, Politics & Economy

The Tea Party Perot Effect

Last weekend 600 Tea Party ‘delegates’ forked over $558 to attend the first (for profit) ‘Tea Party Convention.’ I think this is awesome on many levels. First, I think its great when people disagree with their government and actually do something about it. As extreme as these people are I give them credit for that. [...]

Culture & History

The Illusive Surplus

With the release of the Obama Administration’s budget this week the name calling and finger pointing has begun. Rush Limbaugh called it the “Budget for the Destruction of the American Economy,” GOP Leader John Boehner released a statement saying this is “another budget that spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much,” and The [...]

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