The Republican Party seems unwilling and unable to offer solutions to the crises we are facing, other than pitching the same failed ideas that got us into the mess we are in the first place.

People discover that by helping others, even when they themselves are suffering, they end up improving their own lives.

An indispensable anthology of hope and inspiration. Put away your Prozac, and pick up The Impossible Will Take a Little While.

It's no longer an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species.

Moving forward, investigative journalists need to train themselves to be media amphibians - just as comfortable with the classic verities of great journalism as they are with video, Twitter, Facebook, and, most importantly, citizen journalism.

I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!

For far too many people in the world, the vicious cycle of financial deprivation also feeds into the vicious cycle of sleep deprivation. If you're working two or three jobs and struggling to make ends meet, "get more sleep" is probably not going to be near the top of your priorities list.