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November 18, 2008

		As Economy Sours, Wal-Mart Flourishes Charles Fishman (The Wal-Mart Effect) on how the mega corp. has grown during the recession
"Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is reaping big gains from the souring economy even as consumers cut back, retail chains struggle and thousands lose their jobs." In a front page article for The Wall Street Journal, Charles Fishman looks at the surprising -- or maybe not surprising -- success of Wal-Mart in recent months. Sales, profits, even new hires, are up (Wal-Mart is adding 600 new employees a month.) Also up: customers with incomes over $65,000. In his new talk for Lavin, Fishman shows us why Wal-Mart is thriving when everyone else is failing -- and what you can learn from it. Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Charles Fishman

November 13, 2008

		"I Want People to Hear the Compassionate Voice of Religion." Karen Armstrong calls on Muslims, Christians and Jews to find common ground
Today, Karen Armstrong, the world's foremost expert on religion, helped launch the Charter for Compassion -- a document to be "crafted by a group of leading inspirational thinkers from Judaism, Christianity and Islam and based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect." A global project, made possible by her 2008 TED Prize, it's expected to draw millions of Muslims, Christians and Jews, who will each, in their own language, contribute ideas that will produce a Charter which inspires the world to focus on what the great religions share, as opposed to what divides them. Watch a moving video on The Charter for Compassion Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Karen Armstrong

November 12, 2008

		What Should America Do About Iran? Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, has answers -- and the #1 foreign policy book on amazon.com
How will Barack Obama deal with Iran, the top foreign policy concern of his administration? What do Iranians really think of Americans? What will the Iranian Presidential elections, next spring, mean for Iran, for the region, and for America? With style and authority, Hooman Majd answers these pressing questions. Debunking stereotypes, he shows American audiences the true motivations and nuances of Iran's political and religious leaders. It's Iran as it really is -- and not how we presume it to be. The grandson of an eminent Ayatollah, and the American translator for President Ahmadinajed, Majd works as a journalist (The New Yorker, GQ, etc) and frequently travels to Iran. Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Hooman Majd

November 7, 2008

		The New Us Rebecca Walker: "Obama believed in us. Then we believed in ourselves."
"The election wasn't stolen," writes Rebecca Walker. "Our candidate is alive. We showed up, changed the world and plan to get up tomorrow and do it again." In an article on theroot.com, Walker -- an eloquent and hopeful voice on race, gender and the new masculinity -- writes about the tear-shedding thrill of Obama's victory, and the shuddering challenges that lie ahead. If one leader can unite us, though, it's Obama. "We picked the right man," she writes. "Not simply because he's qualified and soulful, committed and brilliant. But because he knows how to create a phenomenal whole out of a thousand little pieces. It's the story of his life. Now it is the story of ours." Keep Reading "The New Us" from theroot.com Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Rebecca Walker

November 7, 2008

		Midnight's Children: The Movie Salman Rushdie's masterpiece to be turned -- finally -- into a major motion picture
Acclaimed director Deepa Mehta (Water) will turn Sir Salman Rushdie's spellbinding novel about India's Independence, Midnight's Children, into a film, slated for a 2010 completion. "In literature," Mehta says, "there are only a handful of characters that remain indelible in my mind. On top of my list is Saleem, the protagonist of…Midnight's Children." Just recently, Children was voted by fans around the world as the best book to win the Booker in the prize's first forty years. "Two thirds of the voters were very, very young," notes Rushdie, who published the book in 1981. "They were under 30 and they still found the book relevant to their times." Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Sir Salman Rushdie

November 3, 2008

		For the Hip-Hop Generation, Obama is the Tipping Point Jeff Chang on Obama and a new era of multiracial politics
Having already scored a major interview with Barack Obama for VIBE last year, Jeff Chang returns to write the cover story for the magazine's election issue. Chang, who blogs the election at vibe.com, gives context to Obama's historical candidacy: it's the culmination, thus far, of the civil rights movement, and the beginning of an exciting youth-led, multiracial movement that is changing the face of America politics. Excerpt: "The Tipping Point" from vibe.com Related: Jeff Chang interviews Barack Obama Get More Information About Speaking Engagements For Jeff Chang