One of the hangovers from our current national election process is that we are not inspired. We feel that our political systems have let us down, large corporations are only focused on how much money they can extract from their customers and we trust each

This is the second in our series on the price of inequality. This week we explore the impact on societies where the gap between the top and bottom of the economic system is great. We find that social challenges, from high rates of incarcerations to greate

As the Presidential campaign comes to its climactic conclusion, we've noticed that one important topic has been avoided by both parties. What is the price millions of American's pay for inequality? Inequality that's not just economic, although that is cle

This week’s program explores the relationship between business and democracy with two people who have written extensively about what it means to be a leader and a citizen.  Parker Palmer, author of "Healing The Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create

We are at work on a very special program. Like many projects, this one is taking a bit longer than we expected. Not to let you down, we bring you three of our favorite interviews. They span the topics of Willful Blindness, Voluntary Simplicity and a view

Each day we make many decisions about how we spend money. Each decision is an unspoken agreement in support of the company that provides the products or services we buy. This week, we look at the impact of our unconscious tendencies of consumption and the

Many of us have an almost idyllic picture of family farms that seems to come from a Norman Rockwell painting. That time is long past, as today, family farms are a business. The same savvy that successful entrepreneurs and small business CEOs employ are pa

Most of us go to the supermarket to buy our food. We trust that everything we buy will be safe and healthy. The problem is that food safety and healthy eating look different depending our your point of view. Let me give you an example. If you are a snack

This week we talk about a movement that’s growing across the globe in response to the impact of how we humans are trashing the planet. Whether it’s our use of petrochemicals or the consequence of some of our food production practices or our insatiable

It's summer and the weather is hot across much of the country, but the hottest spots are the rhetoric between the Obama and Romney campaigns. The rules of engagement, always contentious, are beyond belief. What's making this year different is MONEY. Cu...