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“I must remind you that starving a child is violence.” Remembering Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King
“I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her...
Can the Secret Sauce That Built a $6 Billion Business Save Our Politics?
My view of a business leader, a political leader, a community leader is to discover today what’s going to matter...
On the Border: Each action no matter how small is larger than the small thinking that divides us.
On one hand the Rio Grande Valley is at the center of the national conversation about immigration. On the other...
“Access to The Miraculous” this Holiday Season
My friend Jeff Swartz, former CEO of Timberland, explains his investment in Share Our Strength over more than two decades...
When It Can’t Happen Here, But Does – Growing Up Near The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill
My sister Debbie and I have probably been to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood where...
A Congressman Speaks Out Against Our Government’s Cruelty Toward’s Kids
“If things change we have an opportunity to do some good things. Look at the House farm bill. It is...
Why Reaching Out to Help Others Gets Personal For Andrew Zimmern and David Beckmann
“I’ve been sober for 27 years and for the last year before I got sober I was homeless and could...
If You Care About Hungry Kids, Much to Celebrate in Latest Unemployment Report
If you care about hungry kids, there is much to celebrate in the latest unemployment data. Ninety-six consecutive months of...
Special Podcast Episode with former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and Danny Meyer
“Genius knows no language, no race, no religion and can be found wherever there are human beings but it tends...