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Work-Life Balance is Possible

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“There is no such thing as work-life balance,” Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, boasted earlier this year. But don’t believe her. This message that the only way to succeed is to live an unhealthy life focused on your work is a farce.
By Debra Guckenheimer
Sandberg doesn’t appear to live up to it herself. [...]

May 12th, 2012 | Posted in Culture,News & Critical Thinking | Read More »

Association of Black Women Historians Blasts ‘The Help’

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Movie Poster for ‘The Help.” Although just released on August 10, “The Help,” a film adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s novel, has already run aground of racism charges by the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH).

In its formal statement to moviegoers, the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) admonishes  the film for “widespread stereotyping” of African American [...]

September 5th, 2011 | Posted in Culture | Read More »

Does Fair Trade Coffee Eliminate Poverty?

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The most frequently used argument for Fair Trade is that it provides small scale producers with the additional income needed to avoid lives mired in poverty. But poverty in coffee growing communities is a multi-faceted problem that cannot be reduced to a simple question of price mechanisms and improved trade relationships. Despite the rapid growth [...]

March 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Solutions & Possibilities | Read More »

Eco-Chic Party Look

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Eco fashionistas, with party season upon us (why let New Year’s end with the ball drop?! Being stuck indoors means being stuck indoors with all your closest buds dressed to the nines, I like to say!), let the extravagance begin! I’ve put together a chic look that screams originality and style for ultra glam party [...]

February 28th, 2011 | Posted in Culture | Read More »

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