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Author of three recent books, Better Ways to Live: Honoring Social Inventors, Exploring New Challenges (2017); Enlarging Our Comfort Zones: A Life of Unexpected Destinations (2016); and Gift of Darkness:Growing Up[ in Occupied Amsterdam (2015);producer and host of "Like Wow," a TV interview show about "people doing something admirable," with many episodes archived on Vimeo; frequent contributor to Huffington Post and other websites; former foundation director and book creation coach; co-author of Sanctions for Evil (with psychologist Nevitt Sanford, published by Beacon Press) and of a pair of books, Citizen Summitry and Securing Our Planet (both with entrepreneur and philanthropist Don Carlson, published by Tarcher)
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Remembering My Lai's Lessons It's the anniversary of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, an icon for U.S. wars that, however bravely fought, are unnecessary, notably cruel, or foolish, or more than one of the above. Presidents may enter such conflicts in order, in part, to "unify the contry."
Wednesday, March 15, 2017Remembering My Lai's Lessons It's the anniversary of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, an icon for U.S. wars that, however bravely fought, are unnecessary, notably cruel, or foolish, or more than one of the above. Presidents may enter such conflicts in order, in part, to "unify the contry."
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Bringing Back Jobs and Giving Them to Robots Regardless of the problems the administration may have in fulfilling its promise to bring back jobs sent to foreign countries,our society has a challenge in dealing constructively with automation,a challenge not yet being met
Thursday, February 9, 2017Bringing Back Jobs and Giving Them to Robots Regardless of the problems the administration may have in fulfilling its promise to bring back jobs sent to foreign countries,our society has a challenge in dealing constructively with automation,a challenge not yet being met
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Monday, January 23, 2017
Fierce Urgency The most dangerous situations of our time are receiving little action or even official attention, in contrast to the phrase of MLK,"the fierce urgency of now."
Monday, January 23, 2017Fierce Urgency The most dangerous situations of our time are receiving little action or even official attention, in contrast to the phrase of MLK,"the fierce urgency of now."
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Social Inventions in Moscow The power of social inventions, or new ways of bringing people together, was illustrated by a meeting in Moscow not many years before the end of the Cold War, a meeting transformed by a single question
Tuesday, January 17, 2017Social Inventions in Moscow The power of social inventions, or new ways of bringing people together, was illustrated by a meeting in Moscow not many years before the end of the Cold War, a meeting transformed by a single question
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
When the Nuclear Arms Race Became a Thing The last time the danger of a nuclear arms race became a thing in diplomacy was 30 years ago at the Reykjavik summit between Gorbachev and Reagan. Instead of an arms race they talked about solutions. Isn't it time to do that again?
Wednesday, December 28, 2016When the Nuclear Arms Race Became a Thing The last time the danger of a nuclear arms race became a thing in diplomacy was 30 years ago at the Reykjavik summit between Gorbachev and Reagan. Instead of an arms race they talked about solutions. Isn't it time to do that again?
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Emperor's New Syria Policy A college student asks a series of questions about US policy toward Syria, and the author is reminded of the story of the emperor's new clothes.
Thursday, October 13, 2016The Emperor's New Syria Policy A college student asks a series of questions about US policy toward Syria, and the author is reminded of the story of the emperor's new clothes.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The Resentment Factor People humiliated and left behind in school and afterward resent the smart kids who tell them how to live and seek a champion who seems to share their resentment.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016The Resentment Factor People humiliated and left behind in school and afterward resent the smart kids who tell them how to live and seek a champion who seems to share their resentment.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
TV Madness A template for the articulation of rage on TV was shown as early as 1976 in "Network," a film written by Paddy Chayefsky. Now we have an angry TV star as a major party's candidate for President.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016TV Madness A template for the articulation of rage on TV was shown as early as 1976 in "Network," a film written by Paddy Chayefsky. Now we have an angry TV star as a major party's candidate for President.
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Friday, August 5, 2016
No Loser Here Trump hates losers so what if he loses or faces the prospect of losing? Show the guy some empathy: what would he do?
Friday, August 5, 2016No Loser Here Trump hates losers so what if he loses or faces the prospect of losing? Show the guy some empathy: what would he do?
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Not Quite Enough Both major candidates have failed to give an adequate response (or any response) to the major challenges of our time. Hillary is preferable to Trump, but it is neo-liberalism that has created some of the conditions exploited by Trump, conditions that could worsen in four years. Where is the detailed vision of a renewable energy system? Of a global security system not dependent on the threat of nuclear retaliation?
Monday, August 1, 2016Not Quite Enough Both major candidates have failed to give an adequate response (or any response) to the major challenges of our time. Hillary is preferable to Trump, but it is neo-liberalism that has created some of the conditions exploited by Trump, conditions that could worsen in four years. Where is the detailed vision of a renewable energy system? Of a global security system not dependent on the threat of nuclear retaliation?
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016
From Loss to Joy Almost everyone suffers loss, but our culture lacks rituals of mourning. Francis Weller shows the advantages of expressing grief in a group rather than trying, self-reliantly, to "put it behind us." His new book is a manual for turning loss into joy.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016From Loss to Joy Almost everyone suffers loss, but our culture lacks rituals of mourning. Francis Weller shows the advantages of expressing grief in a group rather than trying, self-reliantly, to "put it behind us." His new book is a manual for turning loss into joy.
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
Cuban Missile Crisis in Reverse? Is NATO risking, in Ukraine, a Cuban Missile Crisis in rev erse?
Thursday, August 20, 2015Cuban Missile Crisis in Reverse? Is NATO risking, in Ukraine, a Cuban Missile Crisis in rev erse?
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Monday, June 22, 2015
It's not terrorism, it's racism "Terrorism" has replaced "communist" as a universal term of abuse, but the label obscures an ideology of racism, even in the Charlestown shooting.
Monday, June 22, 2015It's not terrorism, it's racism "Terrorism" has replaced "communist" as a universal term of abuse, but the label obscures an ideology of racism, even in the Charlestown shooting.
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Friday, June 19, 2015
The grace of social inventions Here are seven examples of social inventions from a single town.A social invention is way of eliciting and guiding human energy, often started by a "champion" and staffed by volunteers. A rich network of social inventions lifts an okay town into an exciting one.
Friday, June 19, 2015The grace of social inventions Here are seven examples of social inventions from a single town.A social invention is way of eliciting and guiding human energy, often started by a "champion" and staffed by volunteers. A rich network of social inventions lifts an okay town into an exciting one.
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
Collective Action Makes the "Impossible" Possible The difference between individual initiative and collective action illuminated with a historical example, then applied to the challenge of global warming, as a crucial meeting in Paris draws closer
Saturday, May 16, 2015Collective Action Makes the "Impossible" Possible The difference between individual initiative and collective action illuminated with a historical example, then applied to the challenge of global warming, as a crucial meeting in Paris draws closer
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Taking PTSD Seriously PTSD is being taken seriously by communities and by artists. Examples include a welcome home ceremony, a play, a potential movie. The syndrome is tough to deal with, but some methods show promise.
Monday, November 3, 2014Taking PTSD Seriously PTSD is being taken seriously by communities and by artists. Examples include a welcome home ceremony, a play, a potential movie. The syndrome is tough to deal with, but some methods show promise.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
A Different Sort of Hot What's "hot"? A different take comes from Stuart Sovatsky, author of Advanced Spiritual Intimacy, psychotherapist, yogi, co-President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology
Wednesday, June 4, 2014A Different Sort of Hot What's "hot"? A different take comes from Stuart Sovatsky, author of Advanced Spiritual Intimacy, psychotherapist, yogi, co-President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
Investing in Psychoactives The documentary, "Neurons to Nirvana," tells why to invest in psychedelics and related molecules
Sunday, April 6, 2014Investing in Psychoactives The documentary, "Neurons to Nirvana," tells why to invest in psychedelics and related molecules
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
A Gift from the Collapseniks Writers aware of the possibility of collapse are challenging us to imagine the worst. Surprisingly, this exercise can enhance life and even direct energy to progressive causes. We look at the diversity of approaches, specify possible values of the exercise, and give many examples of collapsenik writers.
Saturday, March 8, 2014A Gift from the Collapseniks Writers aware of the possibility of collapse are challenging us to imagine the worst. Surprisingly, this exercise can enhance life and even direct energy to progressive causes. We look at the diversity of approaches, specify possible values of the exercise, and give many examples of collapsenik writers.
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
Mindful Molecules A new book from MAPS describes some of the positive uses of classic psychedelics and substances such as marijuana and MDMA
Sunday, January 19, 2014Mindful Molecules A new book from MAPS describes some of the positive uses of classic psychedelics and substances such as marijuana and MDMA
