Imagine No Poverty

Over year ago, I posted the music video for the song Imagine by John Lennon. I love that song! It has inspired me to ask you to imagine some things today. Imagine a world without overstocked grocery shelves or hungry children. Imagine a world without war or religious violence. Imagine a world without racism or […]

The Rich Attacking The Poor

Gary Younge recently wrote an article about poverty in the United States. At one point in the article, he shows how the Bush administration has pushed more working class people into poverty. I include an excerpt: So it would have seemed last Tuesday when the US census bureau revealed its latest findings on income, poverty […]

Donate Your Mind, Not Your Money

Throwing money at the problem won’t work. In fact, it can make matters worse. Some major charities unwittingly undermine local markets by temporarily flooding them with low-priced goods. For example, by flooding a market with free or under-priced food, the local farmers and food sellers can’t compete and go out of business. Thus it goes […]