Blog Profile / Huffington Post: Impact Blog
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Blog Post Archive
Martiza Lam: Hope for the Future
During my sophomore year in high school, I realized that I was "undocumented." I was used to supporting myself and my family, but suddenly there seemed so many things I could not do.
Anne Robinson Wadsworth: Girls Education: Pivot Points and Ripples
When a young woman's needs of health and security are met, and she is equipped with the skills and insights to transcend circumstances, she gains the opportunity to realize her fullest potential.
Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of Food and Supplies is Saving Lives
Last year, as crops across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africa withered, and the sky stubbornly held onto its rain, Kaltuma Brahim was...
Cindy Wigglesworth: Good Human Beings and the Right Temporoparietal Junction
What sets a truly noble person apart? What makes a Gandhi, Dalai Lama, or Mother Teresa different? There is a decision made by these people to hold themselves to a higher standard. They make a decision to live up to noble values -- to live from their highest nature. In what part of the brain does this ability reside?
Annie Polland: An Old Idea Stirs Up New Controversy
We do not subject our visitors to IQ tests; the curiosity in their faces, the intelligence of their questions, and the empathy they feel for immigrants of America's past and for each other testify to the future of this country and the role that immigrants have played, and continue to play, in shaping this great city and country.
Linda Murray: The Best and Worst Places in the World for Mothers
Last week, Save the Children released its 14th annual State of the World's Mothers report, ranking the best and worst countries to be a mother.
David Donnan: How to Meet the World's Food Needs in 2030
For global food companies, there's a chance to make a positive commercial and social impact over the next ten years while adjusting to the "new normal" in the food industry. What innovations might we see from the food industry?
Alan G. Kraut: Trauma Survivors Deserve Therapy That Actually Works
PE, CPT and similar treatment programs are relatively short-term, and have proven effective in a variety of settings. And studies suggest that providing these treatments for PTSD result in reduced health-care costs. So why aren't they being commonly delivered to the people who need them?
Liane Kupferberg Carter: Autism and Empathy
So why does this myth that autistic people lack empathy persist? The reasons are complicated -- a convergence of media, popular culture, and ignorance.
William Laney: Will Lebron's Legacy Be One of Moral Greatness?
Lebron James is now generally acknowledged as the greatest basketball player in the game today. He is also arguably one of the greatest of all time. Here's looking to a future that always has his basketball greatness matched by moral greatness.
William B. Bradshaw: Sewing Machines, Bicycles, and More
Nearly seventeen years ago, my friend and his wife lost their 34 year old son to cancer. A friend of the son who attended the funeral was doing mission work in the Ukraine and offered to take the son's clothing back with him to the impoverished nation
Liz Riggs: Technology in Tennessee: Why State Schools Must Catch Up With the Digital Age
It's easy to argue that the best teacher could teach with nothing but a chalkboard and a piece of chalk, but we're not all Michelle Pfeiffer. And, considering our country revolves around computers, it's nearly impossible to prepare teachers and students for the future without access to technology.
Asa Craig: On Education: The Status Quo Is Not an Option
How do we expect our communities and economies to thrive when our young boys and girls are not receiving the education and training that is needed to enter the workforce?
Victoria Jackson: How We See in the Dark: A Blind Chef & the Recipe for a Miracle
If you've been hungry lately for some soul-charging inspiration -- or for a cookbook by a true Master Chef -- I highly recommend Christine Ha's Recipes from My Home Kitchen.
Jim Gibbons: Goodwill and the Power of Work: Helping People With Disabilities Find Employment
In America, 80 percent of people with disabilities do not have jobs. This shameful statistic should encourage all of us to help people with disabilities earn employment.
Jeff Hensley: A Really Good Question
The vast majority of these are worthy and noble endeavors, showing veterans their service is appreciated. And yet, far too many veterans struggle with the transition to civilian life. With all these organizations offering help, how can this be?
Venture For America: Change the Game, Don't Let the Game Change You
By Shilpi Kumar, 2013 Venture for America Fellow I distinctly remember the first time I got called out for breaking the rules. I was almost...
Nicole Schiegg: Why Delegates at the World Health Assembly Should Double Down on 13
The number 13 has long been linked to a belief of bad luck and misfortune. Well, today that superstition has changed. More importantly, if we do right by the number 13, we have the potential to save six million women and children over the next five years. How is that possible?
Iram Ganju: We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Them as We Are
Heck, I was born and raised in Pakistan. To some, that's reason enough to be afraid, but I accept that in a post 9/11 America, my country conjures up all kinds of misconceptions and contradictions. To be fair though, what country is without them?
Kim Doyle Wille: Get Involved in Telling Congress: Don't Cut $20 Billion From SNAP!
I'm a hunger-fighter, seeing the escalation in need and here to ring the bell and call for all hands on deck!