Facing Loss & Grief

Whether you’ve experienced it many times, or just once, somehow the face of grief in any serious loss hits us all just as hard, every time it comes up. It is the natural response to a deep loss of any kind, and even though we tend to think of grief mostly when someone we love…

Betrayal & Divorce

Betrayal is often one of the deepest reasons we find ourselves in the midst of divorce. It can break trust indefinitely, while stirring up deep, raw emotions we didn’t even realize we could have. Whether the betrayal arises because of infidelity, lies, or something completely unique and personal, it is a hard concept to accept,…

Why Do We Dream?

Dreams have been present since the dawn of man, as a natural occurrence that happens when we sleep. Dreams are mentioned multiple times in the historical tales of the Bible, through classic literature, and have been the subject of many scientific studies. Everyone dreams, including animals, and they are a seemingly ‘involuntary’ operation. But, there…

Nation of Change

We recommended Nation of Change. Our Mission: At NationofChange, our mission is to help people create a more compassionate, responsible, and value-driven world, powered by communities that focus on positive solutions to social and economic problems. We strive to accomplish this mission through unbiased, independent journalism combined with practical, real-world activism in order to create…

Food, Inc.

  Are you curious about where your food comes from? MANOHLA DARGIS of the NY Times writes: "Forget buckets of blood. Nothing says horror like one of those tubs of artificially buttered, nonorganic popcorn at the concession stand. That, at least, is one of the unappetizing lessons to draw from one of the scariest movies…

Bearish on Media? Think Green

Google (GOOG – $312.08) stock has lost over 40 percent since July. In the last earnings call, the search engine company’s management expressed optimism on coming advertising revenue, but that message did not support the stock price. Not even its partnership with NBC Universal helped to convince investors.

The Real Victor in Iraq: Monsanto

Five years of occupation, more than $558 billion spent, 4,182 U.S. soldiers and 655,000 Iraqi civilians dead, and it now looks like Monsanto (NYSE.MON – $71.95) is going to be the real victor in Iraq thanks to a postwar document known as Order 81.