Reframing America’s Debate
In American Dream
A recent study by Oxfam published this startling statistic: the wealth of the 85 richest people in the world equals the wealth of the 3.5 billion poorest. It’s a dangerous set of numbers, because when the global economy keeps widening the gap between rich and poor, societies get more and more unstable. In this post…Read More
Our Inner Prison Guard
In Communism
As a child in Romania, I watched the Communist authorities come into our house and pull my grandfather from my grandmother’s arms — taking him to a prison where he was eventually kicked to death by a guard. My brother and I, along with my grandmother were then put to work in a labor camp…Read More
Little Wagon, Big Heart
In Little Red Wagon
In 2004, when Zach Bonner was only seven years old, he wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Charley where he lived, near Tampa Bay, Florida. He pulled his red wagon around his neighborhood, asking for donations of supplies, food, clothing, water, tarps any kind of household good that might bring comfort to someone whose…Read More
From Scott Kittrell, Gap International: I hope this note finds you well. I am sitting on a plane from Fortaleza to São Paulo on my journey home. I’ve been traveling quite a bit since the conference and am very much looking forward to walking through my front door and and hugging my family. One advantage…Read More
A Better Chance Turns 50
In A Better Chance
In 1963, in the heyday of the civil rights movement, at the initiative of President Kennedy, the idea that was to become “A Better Chance” was born. President Kennedy sent a letter to Ivy League universities asking how they could help improve racial equality in higher education. To their credit a good number of those…Read More
