Poverty
By: Buddy Jones
We all know our country is heading into the financial crapper. But things could be worse. Imagine if you rely solely on other people’s generosity... Read more >>
By: Los Angelista
Every time I go to the grocery store these days I get a serious case of sticker shock. I first noticed prices going up at... Read more >>
Interview with Susan Koch, Co-Director of Kicking It
I spoke with Director Susan Koch, whose new film Kicking It is about the power of sports to change lives. Kicking it is premiering at... Read more >>
Even the Homeless Enjoy Benny Goodman
One morning this past December, I felt particularly grateful that the coldest it usually gets in Los Angeles is the lower 40s. No bone chilling... Read more >>
Pushing the Cart
When I went to pick my seven year-old up from school today, I passed another mother laboriously pushing three kids in a shopping cart. The... Read more >>
Beware the Ides of March
I came up with the idea of writing a story in March of 2007. March 13, 2007 to be exact. That was the day I... Read more >>
Science Finds Soul in Dharamsala
My seven-month journey through India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia happened serendipitously. Two friends planned the trip and I, twenty-four years old and dreadfully unhappy with... Read more >>
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Most of the world lives on less than a dollar a day. The world’s poor struggle to make a living on a daily basis. How do you confront poverty in your own community? Tell us your story. We want to hear it. 2008 >>
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