For this, our inaugural Good Men of the Year list, we’re not celebrating memorable personalities, newly minted pop-culture icons, or 15-minute men. This was a year of unprecedented challenges, and it cried out for good men.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Geoffrey Canada
December 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
In 2004, The New York Times Magazine called the Harlem Children’s Zone one of the great social experiments of our time. Today it can hardly be seen as an experiment anymore—it’s an off-the-charts success.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Chris Anderson
December 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
This phenomenon—the sharing of ideas across the global community—isn’t just cool. It isn’t just entertaining. It’s objectively, undeniably good.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Dan Savage
December 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
The national conversation Savage sparked gives voice and a permanent resource to closeted and openly gay youth—and the people who care for them.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: The Billionaires Who Pledged Their Fortunes
December 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
The Giving Pledge is being honored not just for the money raised, but for its potential to breathe new life into the world of philanthropy.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Barack Obama
December 16, 2010 By 7 Comments
To be sure, it hasn’t all been rainbows and sunshine since Obama took office. But the president’s victories in 2010—fulfilling three key campaign promises—solidified his status as a man capable of effecting serious change.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: David Beckmann
December 16, 2010 By 7 Comments
David Beckmann, president of “organized ‘give a damn’” Bread for the World, was the recipient of the 2010 World Food Prize.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Mick Foley
December 16, 2010 By 7 Comments
Behind the wrestler’s chair-bending brawn is a crusader for literacy, education, and the end of sexual violence against women.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: The Chilean Miners
December 16, 2010 By 9 Comments
Even under such inhumane conditions, their duty, selflessness, and composure reminded us that when life is at its worst, we can still be at our best.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Josh Hamilton
December 16, 2010 By 16 Comments
Every day, in a world filled with alcohol consumption and promotion, American League MVP Josh Hamilton fights to stay sober.
Help Us Pick the Top 10 Good Men of the Year
November 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
We’re looking for the men whose innovations, influence, outreach, and action gave us faith in humanity in 2010, and we need your help.
Good Comment of the Day: Are Good Men Made by Disaster?
One surprising point of contention was our choice of the Chilean miners, who nabbed the number-eight spot on the Top 10 Good Men of the Year list.