Repossessing Virtue: Living Differently, Beyond Economic Crisis

Published: May 14, 2009, 4 p.m.

We\u2019re bringing the voices of our listeners into the conversation we\u2019ve been building online and on-air since the economic downturn began last year. Many are grappling with the shame that comes in American culture with the loss of a job, and many are seeking community in old places and new. For some, economic instability \u2014 a kind of life on the edge \u2014 is not new. They\u2019ve been cultivating virtues of patience, self-examination, service and good humor that might help us all.