Cruelty in Hospital Discharge Sparks Outrage

A viral video sparked national outrage after a bystander took footage of a woman discharged from a hospital in near-freezing weather.

Bystander Imamu Baraka ...

Zoo Admission Increasing to Offset Cost of Living for Humans and Animals

Officials at the Denver Zoo submitted a proposal to the local city council to approve an increase in admission costs, a measure that hadn't been enacted ...

Prison Art Program Gives Second Chance to Inmates

The Indigenous Arts In Prisons & Community program, also known as The Torch, has become an incredible boon for inmates in Victoria, Australia. It allows ...

Our Tendency to Flaunt Our Good Deeds

A British paper (the Guardian) published an article titled, "Sex Doesn't Sell Anymore: Activism Does." And while this sounds impressive, it is often aimed ...

When We Are Connected to Each Other We Thrive

In his book Being Mortal, Medical Doctor Atul Gawande describes the story of Bill Thomas, a man who in the 1990s started working as the medical director ...

Helping Those 'Carrying a Backpack of Misery'

In an article Margaret Manning encourages the church to find creative ways to help those who are marginalized in society:

A recent post in The New York ...

'Klan Whisperer' Dismantles White Supremacy through Conversation

Daryl Davis tends to attract attention and vitriol whenever he's seen at political demonstrations, but he's used to it.

According to CNN, in early December, ...

How One Man Made Jury Duty A Delight

John Ortberg shares what he learned about civic duty and enthusiasm from being called to jury duty:

It was 9:00 on a Monday morning and I was one of 150 ...

Rosa Parks Was the Right Person at the Right Place and Time

A blog on The Henry Ford website remembers the brave decision made by Rosa Parks in 1955:

It's one of the most famous moments in modern American civil ...

Doomsday Survivalist Donates Stockpile of Food to Puerto Rico Crisis

A New Jersey man who spent decades stockpiling rations and resources for an eventual "doomsday" recently donated almost all of it to the Puerto Rico crisis. ...