State of the Union Paints Positive Picture for US
President Obama started off his State of the Union address last Tuesday by highlighting some of top milestone accomplished during his tenure: the smallest number of unemployed citizens in 5 years, childhood obesity rates lowest in 30 years, and the US replacing China as the #1 place to visit. Read More...
Four steps to financial sanity
Four things President Obama could do to create a sense of social responsibility in the financial markets. Amy Domini | April 2009 issue Barack Obama has taken office at a critical time in U.S. history. We’re fighting two wars and facing what the new U.S. President and others have called the Read More...
An address I hope President Obama will deliver
What he needs to say and do to create an economy that serves human rather than financial values David Korten | March 2009 issue Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. presidency on a promise of change. Before his inauguration, indeed before his election, I drafted the following as my dream for the Read More...
Contest: Write an address you hope President Obama would deliver
David Korten | March 2009 issue Before Brack Obama was elected to the U.S. Presidency, contributing writer David C. Korten drafted an economic address he wishes Obama will deliver during his administration. Korten's speech focused on hope for: food an energy independence rebuilding local food Read More...