In the weeks after 9/11, out of the pain and the fear there arose also grace and gratitude, eruptions of intense kindness that occurred everywhere, a sharp resolve to just be better, bigger, to shed the nonsense, rise to the occasion. Nancy Gibbs arisebigeruption share on social
Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie. Nancy Gibbs competitioncreatedemocracy Change image and share on social
Girls grow up scarred by caution and enter adulthood eager to shake free of their parents' worst nightmares. They still know to be wary of strangers. What they don't know is whether they have more to fear from their friends. Nancy Gibbs adulthoodbadcaution share on social
Charlie Rangel was writing laws on our taxes as chair of the Ways and Means Committee while somehow neglecting to pay his own. Nancy Gibbs chaircharliecommittee Change image and share on social
There's a smartphone gait: the slow sidewalk weave that comes from being lost in conversation rather than looking where you're going. Nancy Gibbs conversationgaitlose Change image and share on social
The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under 15 are up to five times as likely to die while having children than are women in their 20s, and their babies are more likely to die as well. Nancy Gibbs 20saccidentbaby share on social
It's no secret that the media has fragmented in recent years, that audiences have been cut into slivers, and that more and more people get their news from ever narrower outlets. Nancy Gibbs audiencecutfragment Change image and share on social
The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance? Nancy Gibbs afraidanxiousbuild share on social
The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5. Nancy Gibbs americanaveragebirth Change image and share on social
