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There are over 100,000 people waiting for organ transplants, and another name is added in every 12 minutes. Because the critical shortage of donors, an average of 18 people die each day while awaiting organ transplants in the United States. 

Yet each person who decides to become an organ donor has the potential of saving eight lives, and improve the lives of more than 50 others who benefit from donated corneas and other tissues. 

Sharing the inspirational story of organ donation to the cystic fibrosis afflicted twin sisters, is Ana Stenzel, who with her sister Isa, both received life savings lung transplants. Their book, titled “The Power of Two”, was the basis of the documentary directed by Academy Award nominated producer Marc Smolowitz. 

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Also, discussing the importance of organ donors, and the procedure and selection of organ recipients are Dr. Paul Quick, MD, awaiting a heart transplant himself, and Jennifer Krouse, Manager of Public Affairs of the LifeLink Foundation, an organ and tissue recovery organization. 

People interested in becoming organ donors can do it online at Donate Life or Donate Life Florida.

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The economic crisis that erupted in 2008 caused an increase in unemployment, foreclosure, food stamps dependency, and even hunger.

What led to the condition where in the United States, the wealthiest country of the world, 1 in 7 households are “food insecure”?

Discussing  poverty, its causes and potential solutions, are Reverend Larry Snyder, President of the Catholic Charities USA,  and Rabbi Adam Miller of Temple Shalom  in Naples.   

Rev. Snyder is a member of the President s Council of Faith-based Partnerships, and the author of “Think and Act Anew, How Poverty in America Affects Us All and What Can We Do about it”

Can different religious groups unite and form a common platform to fight poverty?

What is the role of Government?

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 “The poverty rate is at its highest in 52 years”, shout the headlines.  Median income is steadily declining.  Can this trend be reversed?

Author and Features Editor Don Peck at the Atlantic magazine, talks about his article, Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

Also, discussing income inequality is Richard Eskow, Senior Fellow with Campaign for America’s Future. He held senior executive positions at several Fortune 500 firms and served as consultant to Government and private entities in over 20 foreign countries. 

Can we bridge the gap between the Super Rich and the “rest of America”? 

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The number of couples choosing to live together instead of marrying has skyrocketed over the last four decades.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half a million couples were living together in 1970. Today, that number tops 6 and a half million. Research also finds that adults without a college degree are more likely to live together rather than marry.

Today we'll discus the economic and political implications of cohabitation versus marriage.

And, just when it seemed greater earnings potential for women meant many were putting off marriage, the recession may have reversed that trend as it appears men are finding it easier to reenter a slimmed down job market.