How can we find our way out of the impasse that stymies action on the really big issues of the day?

Everyone needs a deep clean from time to time. Best to do it before your teeth get infected.

A rounded human being has got to be better than a square one for the tasks that lie ahead.

How does spirituality connect to social change?

Unless life is uncomfortable, there’s no room for transformation.

What standards of behavior should we expect from the leaders of foundations, NGOs and aid agencies? Español, Français, Português

¿Qué normas de comportamiento debemos esperar de los dirigentes de las fundaciones, las ONG y los organismos de asistencia? English, Français, Português

openDemocracy editors from around the world react to the victory of the billionaire businessman.

Too small to influence economics, too bureaucratic to be social movements, banned from politics and removed from the societies they’re trying to change, where do NGOs go next? Part 2 here on the Haiti scandal.

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Civil society in America has lost one of its staunchest defenders

Can there ever be a truly successful, secular revolution? 

Can the world be reconstructed through the fusion of personal and social change? We say yes. Here's to another year of Transformation.

Following activists on twitter is easier than following them to jail. Why can’t we do both?

In the Fruitvale district of East Oakland, California, 36^th Avenue is the turf of three major gangs. Yet the residents of Casa de Paz never lock their doors. (Video 6 minutes)

Where does moral courage come from - the energy and strength to challenge and transform much larger powers? A prison correspondence provides some answers.

There are more civil society organizations in the world today than at any other time in history, so why isn't their impact growing?