New York Times

The Health-Care Roller Coaster Rolls On

Valerie Elverton Dixon 10-29-2009

We continue the roller coaster ride that we hope will end with universal or near universal coverage for health care in the United States.

As the Climate Change Clock Ticks Toward Copenhagen, Global Activists Take to the Streets

Sheldon Good 10-23-2009

Climate change has become a major worldwide grassroots movement -- one that doesn't acknowledge geographic or sociological borders.

A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis 10-13-2009

I got the first call at 6:30 a.m.

The Yes Men: Corporate Pranksters on a Mission

Becky Garrison 9-28-2009

Fans of gonzo political activism may remember the Yes Men's infamous stunt in which Andy Bichlbaum posed as a Dow Chemical spokesperson named Jude (patron saint of the impossible) Finisterra (earth's end).

Video: Fake Newspaper Prints Real News on Climate Change

Sheldon Good 9-23-2009

090923-new-york-post-were-screwed On Monday, millions of people received a "special edition" of The New York Post that told the truth: "We're Screwed." I guess only fake newspapers can print real news.

More than 2,000 volunteers of The Yes Men, a "culture jamming" group, distributed a fake edition of The Post in New York City....

Why are the First Family's Hairstyles a Political Issue?

Brenda Salter McNeil 9-18-2009

I, perhaps recklessly, began to think that the debate on black hair had finally been put to rest, that black women could choose to wear their hair straightened or natural, in braids, locks, or twis

The Notorious I.B.G.

Elizabeth Palmberg 9-15-2009

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Want to End Poverty? Focus on Women and Girls

Molly Marsh 9-10-2009

Promoting gender equality is crucial to combating global poverty, a point Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn make in their new book,

Health-Care Reform: Check the Facts

Nate Van Duzer 8-13-2009

If you have paid attention to the health-care reform debate at all, you know that there is a lot of bad information out there.

Making Peace with Sam Harris

Ernesto Tinajero 8-03-2009

Dr. Francis Collins, President Obama's choice to head the National Institute of Health, has been met with much resistance from certain quarters of the scientific community.

Fear, Race, and Pride in the Gates Arrest

Alan Bean 7-27-2009

A New York Times piece picks up on a question http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2009/

Sotomayor and the Fundamentals of Diversity and Affirmative Action

Jim Wallis 7-17-2009

The confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor this week again brings up the fundamental issues of diversity and affirmative action.

Kids Need All the Positive Words They Can Get

Bart Campolo 7-17-2009

Recently a bunch of people e-mailed me the same New York Times column, which cited a variety of scientific research s

Daring to Disarm: McNamara and the Moscow Summit

Jessica Wilbanks 7-07-2009

At around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, two headlines were dueling for the coveted center space of the New York Times Web site.

Sotomayor: She Deserves Respect

Chuck Warnock 5-28-2009

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Barack Obama has electrified the Latino community in America.

In the Footsteps of Jesus?

Cesar Baldelomar 5-28-2009

Angels and Demons, the movie inspired by Dan Brown's novel by the same title, has raked in nearly $190 million worldwide (with approximately $90 million in the U.S.) in only its second wee

Torture Memos: 'What Is Done in the Dark'

Valerie Elverton Dixon 4-23-2009

Jesus taught: "For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light" (Luke 8:17). In other words: the truth will come out.

Made in L.A.: Putting a Human Face on the Immigrant Experience

Almudena Carracedo 4-22-2009

Seven years ago, I set out to make a little film that would put a human face on the struggles of immigrant workers in L.A.

Obama's Public Promise to Reform Immigration this Year

Allison Johnson 4-09-2009

Hundreds of faith leaders and immigrant advocates across the country visiting their members of Congress at home this week just got a huge boost from the Obama administration.

What Keeps Us From Living MLK's Dream?

Ruth Hawley-Lowry 4-06-2009

Last year Naomi Tutu and I met on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to keep vigil on the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friends joined us from around the country. We asked the visitors gathered there: "What keeps us from living the Dream?" Most folks spoke of fear. Some spoke of ignorance.