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Published in: TransformationWe aren’t so different—three steps to overcome hate and fear
Avoiding Trump supporters only increases our already dangerous polarization. Here’s how to really listen and find compassion.
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Published in: TransformationLove in action: the life, work and death of Sister Maura Clarke
Celebrating a stellar example of how to say no to the warmongers and yes to life itself.
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Published in: TransformationHow the everyday use of militaristic jargon makes us more combative
The language of violence pervades our discourse, even when we’re not talking about war.
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Published in: TransformationHow Somali Muslims are raising a 10,000-person anti-hate army
The refugee community in Minnesota is a big target for bigotry, but they have a plan.
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Published in: TransformationWhy mindfulness matters now
I didn’t learn how to cross lines of difference when I was younger. Maybe you didn’t either, but we can all learn it now.
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Published in: TransformationThe growing political impotence of images
Are photographs of war and atrocity losing the power to move us?
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to another year of transformation
We need your help to expand our coverage of deep-rooted personal and political change.
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Published in: TransformationTextured activism: in-between liberation and oppression
By reducing life to dualisms we lose the rich fabric of possibilities that can generate important social change.
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Published in: TransformationViolence brought us Trump, but it’s not how we will stop him
The best way to protect those we love is to win over those who hate them.
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Published in: TransformationSustainable activism: managing hope and despair in social movements
A new generation of activists is developing a much healthier and more emotionally-intelligent culture.
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Published in: TransformationWhy targeting corporate Democrats is part of the fight against Donald Trump
Trump rose to the presidency by railing against the Washington establishment. The Democratic Party’s propensity for...
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Published in: TransformationSheriffs refuse to send troops to Standing Rock as public outrage mounts
The state governor has ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters to evacuate, but will the authorities enforce...
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Published in: TransformationMaking our movements work for kids and families
Children have always been part of people’s work for rights and social justice, so what does it take to make activism...
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Published in: TransformationWithout empathy for Trump voters, movements can’t succeed
The white working class reading of recent American history may be more accurate than that of many progressive activists.
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Published in: TransformationWhere to Turn?
Many people awoke this week with a new understanding of the dangers that face our common life together. We must...
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Published in: TransformationFive successful campaigners share their secrets
Great campaigns have lots of things in common, but they’re not the things we’re often taught.
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Published in: TransformationRecomposing the fabric of affection
Living well together helps everyone to be connected, and it’s connection that makes us thrive as human beings. Español
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Published in: TransformationSocial movements need imagination, which is why I’m not buying my kids any more toys
Resistance means more than politics; it involves poetry, magical thinking and wonder, and begins with children...
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Published in: TransformationClimate justice meets racism: Standing Rock was decades in the making
The militarized response to activists opposing the Dakota Access pipeline—and the Standing Rock Sioux’s fierce...
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Published in: TransformationWhat can be learned from recent studies on nonviolent action?
Books about peace are rare when compared to books about war, but a raft of new work expands our understanding...