You were never handed this bill. That was the design. Spread across forty-six years and ten thousand ordinary transactions, no single charge ever looked like a policy, but added...
A call to action for women to lead a spiritual revolution, this article explores the power of the mind in shaping reality and the importance of restoring harmony and balance in...
In 1922, William Jennings Bryan gave a commencement address at the University of Florida Law School. My grandfather was in the audience. That family connection to one of...
The concept of universal basic income (UBI) is gaining traction globally, with pilot programs underway in Finland, Canada, and the Netherlands. While it promises economic...
Studying abroad offers students significant advantages in the job market, enhancing critical thinking, communication skills, and cultural awareness. With increasing funding and...
Democracy did not arrive in Athens one morning fully formed, like a gift from the gods. Human beings were limiting power, arguing about fairness, and building consensus long...
Somewhere between the rally ticket and the ruptured friendship, between the crypto coin and the quiet erosion of your retirement account, there is a number. It is the amount you...
A landmark study published in Nature has put hard numbers on something ecologists have long suspected: insects do not just fertilize flowers, they sustain human lives. For...
You pick up your phone, search for a pair of shoes, and the price you see is not the price your neighbor sees. Same shoes, same website, same moment in time, different number on...
Schools have made a strong impact on American youth, in good ways and bad. As an advocate for education and learning in general, it is not my intention to denigrate education, but instead to point out that...
My own vision for the coming decade places communities at the center of dialogue, planning, action and change. My hope is to educate community members and congregations so they can better...
Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz, joins Bill to discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful social change.
After months of protest, teachers, students and parents in Seattle, Washington, have won their campaign to reject standardized tests in reading and math. In January, teachers at Garfield High School began a boycott of the test, saying it was wasteful and...
In a perfect world, the resources that all the world's people and other-than-human species depend upon would be recognized to be a "global commons". Included in the commons would be, for example: clean air and water...
Our society's addiction to fossil fuels is not only polluting our skies and wreaking havoc on our climate - it's also threatening to kill one of mankind's most precious resources.
The myth of progress tells a story in which everything that came before this moment is useless and obsolete. Many will agree that the idea of progress, which is the ideological underpinning of civilization, is delusional, but still wonder where does it leave us if we...
Imagine that in this time ahead we do not live beyond Earth's means or behave as if we were larger than Life, that we live in an age in which we have helped to restore health to Earth's immune system and learned how not to...
Detroit, in a lot of ways, parallels the track we are on as a nation. The snapshot of our future is staring us in the face in the stereotypical shots of Detroit. But I believe Detroit also holds the key to the future of this great nation.
President Obama just-signed provision (March 28, 2013) prevents federal courts from stopping the planting of genetically engineered crops, despite health, environmental consequences.
If we take away the governing bodies that propel us to destroy our land base and each other; if the forces that domesticate us were to cease, would we naturally find balance and heal, like all other living things?
In this short four minute interview President Carter was asked if there was one thing he regretted not doing when he was President. His answer? Preventative medicine.
Psychiatric heretic R. D. Laing wrote, “The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one’s mind, is the condition of the normal man.” In Laing’s mind normality is insanity, whereas madness may be a path to “hypersanity.”
Alan Savory's Holistic Management offers a transformative method to combat desertification, revitalizing arid grasslands into thriving ecosystems. This approach not only restores environmental health but also tackles issues such as poverty and climate change, showcasing its potential as a global solution for degraded landscapes.
Some things are so sad that we might like to bypass and ignore them completely. But can we do so when lives are being affected and our ignorance causes more and more deaths? Especially when those lives are of innocent beings who have no way of protecting themselves?
There is a kingdom where farmers grow everything organically. There are no chemical fertilizers, no pesticides, no herbicides, no fluoride-based products, and no GMO seeds. Utopia, you say? Well yes, and no. This is the new policy of the tiny kingdom of Bhutan...
We all contribute to global warming, climate change, the greenhouse effect, etc. by whatever name you choose to call the climate's trajectory these days. And for those of us who are aware of the issues and do our best to live sustainably, we might think that our carbon footprint is tiny compared to our neighbors or co-workers. But is it, really?
The GOP has long advocated the trickle-down mantra, which suggests that by providing tax breaks and other benefits to the wealthy, prosperity will eventually "trickle down" to the rest of the population.
My world changed drastically when I first recognized that religious voices were crucial to addressing climate change. Few, if any, religious leaders were making the connection between environmental stewardship and their call as ministers of the word. For me, it was the deepest of connections. Within the Christian church our response to climate change has the potential to...
Energy conservation and efficiency are to solar what walking is to running. Ignore these important steps, and you're bound to fail. You'll have to oversize your system to create heat, the vast majority of which will just leak out into the bitter cold winter air.
It seems that our world works very much on a competitive basis. Whether it’s the university you attend, the grades you get, the scores you receive, the wages you earn, your position on the job, or the games you play, competition is at the center, the very core of it all. Is there a way to be truly competitive and not become...
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
Reaching sixty can evoke complex emotions, blending relief with ongoing ambition. This...
The quest for life's purpose often leads to unsatisfactory answers. This article...
Romantic love is a complex emotion shaped by historical, cultural, and biological...
Imagine going through one of the most physically and emotionally demanding experiences...
Have you ever argued over something that wasn't actually said? From cultural differences...
Daily actions often conflict with personal beliefs due to past experiences. By utilizing...
Therapists often use dream interpretation to delve into patients' emotions, but true...