Wealth and poverty in America's cities

by The Editors

Cover Story | Fighting poverty and valuing wealth with generosity and discernment

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/wealth_and_poverty_in_america_s_cities]

In this issue: "Wealth and poverty," March 14, 2009

'It all fit together'

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | Religion, politics, and journalism have been part of a "crazy quilt life" that has made Bill Moyers a liberal icon

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/it_all_fit_together]

Going to the dogs

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology | The Westminster Kennel Club Show is a breed apart

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/going_to_the_dogs]

Fearing not

by Warren Cole Smith

Charity | Giving away your money is key to true financial freedom

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/fearing_not]

Houses of God

Houses of God | A bell tower rises above the Armenian section of the Old City in Aleppo. Syria's second-largest city became a sanctuary for Armenians and other Christians…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/houses_of_god]

Lutheran divide

by Richard N. Ostling

Religion | Task force wants to allow "local option" on same-sex unions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/lutheran_divide]

Human Race

by The Editors

Human Race | Died Tayeb Salih, one of Sudan's top novelists, died Feb. 18. Salih, 80, was internationally recognized for his 1966 Season of Migration to the North , which…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/human_race]

Killer care

by Cal Thomas

Health | The federal government may be taking a step toward deciding which lives are cost-effective

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/killer_care]

Looking ahead

by The Editors

Looking Ahead | News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/looking_ahead]

Giving that worked

by Marvin Olasky

Wealth and Poverty | With "work tests" for the able-bodied and disdain for indiscriminate givers, Christians in the past fought urban poverty with generosity plus discernment

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/giving_that_worked]

A habit of thrift

by Marvin Olasky

Wealth and Poverty | John D. Rockefeller's economy and efficiency led to a better life for millions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/a_habit_of_thrift]

Show me the money

by Alisa Harris

Wealth and Poverty | Very little of the thousands spent per pupil in New York City actually makes it to the classroom

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/show_me_the_money]

Open the spigots

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics | In a town not known for fiscal restraint, President Obama's first speech to Congress signals a historic surge in federal spending

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/open_the_spigots]

States of bind

by Jamie Dean

Economy | Republican governors spar over the content and the meaning of simulus package

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/states_of_bind]

One-man war

by Jamie Dean

Africa | Joseph Kony uses kidnapping and rape to wage a campaign of terror in Uganda

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/one_man_war]

Creating beauty

by Alisa Harris

Wealth and Poverty | There's no shame in shopping but New York's fashion world can't run from recession either

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/creating_beauty]

Iron fist of change

by Emily Belz

Wealth and Poverty | D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is gaining even more power as he bends the ear of a like-minded president

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/iron_fist_of_change]

Ending poverty-fighting as we know it

by Emily Belz

Wealth and Poverty | Christians left and right lobby Obama administration to make war on poverty

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/ending_poverty_fighting_as_we_know_it]

What a dollar buys, where

by Timothy Lamer

Wealth and Poverty | Poverty is real, but it's also relative

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/what_a_dollar_buys_where]

Sacrificial poor

by Mindy Belz

Wealth and Poverty | Individual Development Accounts and a will to save are teaching Houston's poor how to be rich

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/sacrificial_poor]

Green pastures

by Mark Bergin

Wealth and Poverty | For Christian architect David Ogoli, dwelling with sustainable buildings is a calling

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/green_pastures]

Quotables

by The Editors

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/quotables]

The Buzz

by The Editors

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/the_buzz]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/quick_takes]

Foreign friendship

by Megan Basham

Movies | The Visitor offers a quiet look at the immigrant, and native, experience

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/foreign_friendship]

High hopes

by Marvin Olasky

Theater | In the Heights engagingly celebrates the American dream

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/high_hopes]

Madea goes too far

by Alisa Harris

Movies | Tedious comedy and maudlin melodrama make a jarring film

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/madea_goes_too_far]

Time to remember

by Meghan Keane

Movies | Animated Waltz shows the ripple effects of war

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/time_to_remember]

Sound of the past

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Love Train DVD suggests a future for a music that may not happen

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/sound_of_the_past]

Notable CDs

by The Alan Parsons Project, Buddy & Julie Miller, Eleni Mandell, Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Notable CDs | Four noteworthy new CDs reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/notable_cds]

The Big Sort-sort of

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Americans have a long history of clustering into groups

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/the_big_sort_sort_of]

Regression analyses

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Rene Descartes, probably the 17th century's most influential philosopher, is best known for his humanistic maxim, "I think, therefore I am." That led Western…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/regression_analyses]