Upfront

Is there a modern-day eugenics movement?

Stories of life off the grid

Various visions of the Occupy movements

How our “perfect world” of consumerism is damaging our livelihoods

Ithaca College political student groups share their vision statements

The question of whether to reach into your pocket

Providing aid while simply respecting cultures

Dodging good deeds due to female-dominated perceptions

For Catholics, charity is based on love. For Protestants, it is an urge that comes from within. For Jews, it is the need to be righteous. For Muslims, it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a compulsory act. For Buddhists, it cleanses you of personal greed. In today’s secularized society, which one of these definitions fits best? Or do none of them? What is motivating people today to give back to the community?

The founder of DC Central Kitchen and the author of Begging for Change talks about shortening the food line as you serve it. “What interests me is not the survival of the nonprofit sector, but the destruction of the problems that predicate the need for the nonprofit.”