Despite New Jobs, Middle Class May Be In Trouble
Last week, Democratic and Republican lawmakers passed a two-year budget agreement through the House of Representatives. If the deal gets past the Senate, both parties might consider it a win.But it...
View ArticleExcitement, Caution Surround Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are just four days away, and over the weekend thousands of athletes and their families packed up their bags, their skates, and their skis and boarded a plane for Sochi, Russia.As...
View ArticleA Year Of Marijuana Reform Gives Hope For Future
Marijuana advocates had a lot to celebrate in 2014. First the recreational marijuana law in Washington State finally went into effect. Similar bills were passed more recently in Oregon and Alaska....
View ArticleOpen Phones: Predictions for 2014
2014 is almost here -- what do you predict for the new year? From politics to culture to your personal life, make a bold prediction about what will happen in 2014.
View ArticleThe Forecast for 2014
2013 has been a year of opposites attracting. Consider some of the year’s collaborations in pop music: the rapper LL Cool J and the country singer Brad Paisley, Daft Punk and Pharrell, Jay-Z and...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Your New Year's Continuing Resolutions
So many New Year's resolutions are about changing behavior or making a break with the past -- but we want to hear about what from 2013 you want to carry over into 2014. What are the good things you...
View ArticleBest Business Books for 2014
It's said that to get a sense of someone's priorities, take a look at their reading list.And if business books are what you prefer to read, then, at least according to Amazon, this year’s list of the...
View ArticleAnother Big Year for Pope Francis
From climate change to Cuba, 2014 was another big year for Pope Francis. James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, and author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage (HarperOne, 2014),...
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