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The August Remarks resonated with me. It's sad that cultural ethics have dipped so low as to require, 'Trust; but verify.' That phrase was used by President Reagan to describe [...]

Sami Awad's vocation is to tear down walls in the Middle East. As executive director of the Holy Land Trust, based in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Awad works [...]

JOSHUA HOPPING of Sweet, Idaho, helped put George W. Bush in the White House, and four years later helped keep him there. As an evangelical Christian, Hopping was part of [...]

WHEN CHARLES FINNEY PREACHED, people listened. Finney, considered one of America's greatest evangelists of the 19th century and a leader known as the 'Second Great Awakening,' drew enthusiastic crowds at [...]

The article highlights the Israel-Hamas war, criticizing responses that rationalize atrocious behavior and emphasizing Pope Francis' warning against becoming accustomed to war.

The article discusses a Supreme Court ruling and the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation that has led to the removal of federal protection for many wetlands in the U.S. Topics include the theological question of whether water, as a part of God's creation, has intrinsic value, the legal implications of the ruling, and the potential consequences for the nation's wetlands and environmental protection efforts.

Congratulations to Barbara Hickman for writing 'Stating Our Fiscal Impact' (September 2014), explaining the financial importance a school district has on a community. I certainly hope her community understands how [...]

Upgrade Inflation Ever since the hullabaloo began about software companies' responsibilities to loyal customers (if the companies want to see an end to software piracy), most upgrade prices have been […]

BROTHER ANDREW is anything but politically correct. The Dutch-born evangelist, in this age of carefully nuanced interfaith dialogue, unapologetically preaches the Christian gospel, especially to Muslims. And yet, despite what [...]

Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism, by David Cortright. Paradigm Publishers. How would Mahatma Gandhi confront terrorism today? And what action would the apostle of nonviolence take [...]

The article focuses on the concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential apocalyptic implications, including the possibility of uncontrollable AIs infiltrating various aspects of our technological lives. Despite warnings of apocalyptic totalism, the article highlights the challenges of AI-related issues in the present, such as the impact on livelihoods and the potential for AI to perpetuate misinformation.

Many experts predict that 2016 will be another active year for global insurance industry mergers and acquisitions. The companies fueling this activity view these deals as a powerful means for [...]

The article reviews the "tatreez" exhibition at the Museum of the Palestinian People, in Washington, D.C., featuring the art of Palestinian embroidery; material culture and art history in preserving a nation's identity; and embroidered dresses from before and after 1948./.

When a Vermillion Oil platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico early last month, the event extended a raging debate over deep-water drilling that started last April with the BP [...]

The recent cyber attacks and security breaches at Target and Home Depot drew executives' attention to the vulnerability of their companies to this type of crime. The incidents exposed some [...]

The article presents the discussion on humans simply cannot continue to relentlessly produce and consume more and more stuff and expect the planet to survive. Topics include beginning of a mass extinction, and all talking about money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth; and showing degrowth towards a steady state economy.

You are grappling with age-old questions: What should my supply chain look like in the future? What new innovation can I apply to lower costs, increase service levels, and disrupt [...]

Revolutionary innovations capture the imagination and motivate people. But how many supply chain innovations (SCI) are truly revolutionary? Not many, according to a recent study of SCI carried out by [...]

Moral principles, not politics, guide the bishops. White smoke blowing in the Vatican may indicate a new pope, but the U.S. Catholic bishops don't seem to care which way the [...]

The Broetjes had a crazy idea--to treat their workers like people. When Ralph Broetje was 15, he had what he calls a 'wild vision.' He saw himself someday owning a [...]

The current debate about trade with China is a perfect illustration of the double standards (and double talk) that permeate U.S. foreign policy. The Clinton administration wants to end the [...]

TIPITAPA, Nicaragua--Cesar Augusto Mejia has given up on politicians. Decades of war, incompetence, and corruption--on the Right and Left--tends to sour a person on politics. For many Nicaraguans, it hasn't [...]

Food and much more--for the poor. In the weeks after Hurricane Mitch roared through Central America, people around the world pitched in. Tons of supplies--and many volunteers--poured in to Honduras, [...]

The author discusses the participation of people of faith in union activity. Topics explored include the political and economic issues which contributed to the increase in labor organizing activities, the way people of faith express support to workers' rights, and the views expressed by Interreligious Network for Worker Solidarity (INWS) organizer Ken Homan on economic justice.

With increasing focus on supply chain performance, the recruiting, hiring, and retention of logistics and SC talent is becoming a key differentiator for companies competing in global markets. But as [...]

Supply chain management is not the only function that is grappling with the problems of matching supply and demand in a highly uncertain business environment. HR faces similar challenges. But [...]

There is much debate in supply chain management (SCM) circles about how the profession can meet the demand for talent. The SCM community is putting a lot of effort into [...]