We need to make college more accessible to smart people from all backgrounds, while also being careful not to judge talent, character, or competence primarily by higher education credentials. Our nation should be a ladder of opportunity for the best talent, regardless of background.
Read more >Two weeks ago, I walked among the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy D.C. protesters during trips to each city. I was inspired by the passion and commitment I witnessed, but less sanguine about the long-term change they will achieve.
Read more >In the wake of the tragic shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tuscon, I weigh in on whether our increasingly hostile public discourse influences violence and what to do about it.
Read more >My evaluation of Don Draper of Mad Men as a leader.
Read more >The film Social Network painted a pretty negative picture of Mark Zuckerberg’s creation of Facebook. If Zuckerberg opened up more about his entrepreneurial experience – the successes and mistakes – it would inspire other entrepreneurs and manifest the authentic values of his platform.
Read more >My advice to the President for his state of the union speech to unite Americans against a broken Congressional and political system.
Read more >My review of President Obama’s leadership after his first year in office.
Read more >With Cheryl Dorsey, CEO, Echoing Green — The Obama administration’s plan offers a new deal for nonprofit groups—more general, multiyear support to carry out essential programs in return for more innovative and effective results. We have seen firsthand how this approach can build stronger organizations that make a bigger difference in their communities, and we look forward to this practice becoming more widespread.
Read more >My defense of Van Jones, the “green jobs czar” fired by the Obama administration because of right wing attacks of his past.
Read more >My argument that many of our best social innovators in the nonprofit sector won’t run for office not because of the demands of office but because of how broken and repellant our politics have become.
Read more >A tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy and the impact he had bending America’s arc of history further toward justice in ways even Republicans now acknowledge and support.
Read more >On the importance of life-work balance. No older mentor has ever told me they wish they spent more time at the office; many have said they wish they had spent more time with family.
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