Newsroom and Stories
The morning after the 2012 presidential election
I left the house bleary-eyed at 6:00 a.m. yesterday morning to catch a flight to Dallas to address the...
My Keynote in Denver to Hunger Free Colorado Summit on day of first presidential debate
Denver, October 3, 2012Hunger Free Colorado Summit Thank you Kathy Underhill for that introduction and congrats on the continued progress...
The Story You Won’t Hear at the Democratic Convention in Charlotte
As delegates began to arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Democratic convention, the front page of the Charlotte observer...
Behind the Scenes at RNC In Tampa
“Man he is cooler than the other side of the pillow” one man swooned to me after meeting the...
Who will speak out on behalf of the voiceless?
Imagine the 1968 campaign without a mention of Vietnam or civil rights. Or the 1976 post-Watergate election without a discussio...
Failing to Protect Those Who Need it Most
I wish our political leaders would spend a weekend at Goose Rocks Beach, not for the sun and surf, bu...
Using Entrepreneurship to Address Extreme Poverty
Our quiet little corner of Maine seems an unlikely place to be learning about one of the most inspiring and...
Woody Guthrie and the power of bearing witness
You may have seen some of the references in the press over the weekend to the 100th birthday on July...
Supposed to inspire them, but they inspired me instead
My morning at Bronx Community College as commencement speaker last Friday was filled with surprises. (speech @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billy-shore/college-commencement-address_b_1564143.html ) Beginning with...