About Transformation
Transformation publishes great writing at the intersection of the personal and political, believing that deep change is possible where love meets social justice.
Hannah Arendt and the politics of truth
We can shout truth to power and it will never be heard, because truth and politics don’t stand on common ground.
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionHow to stop a coup in America
Here are ten ways to make sure democracy is respected in the US Presidential Election.
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionDonald Trump and the banality of evil
Emptiness, lack of character and a fundamental unwillingness to take responsibility lurk at evil’s core.
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionFascism in America
Words matter. We must call what is happening in the US by its true name.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionThe dangerous psychology of Donald Trump
The last four years provide a roadmap that shows how the personal and the political can combine to disastrous effect.
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Published in: TransformationDefying social distance
Separation lies at the core of capitalism. How can we overcome it and still stay safe?
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Published in: TransformationMr. Vice-President, I am speaking
How a culture of interruption disadvantages women in politics.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionThe five real conspiracies you need to know about
While millions of people are spellbound by falsehoods, actual threats go unheeded and unchecked.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionEmpire of resentment
Emotions can be politically transformative; just look at Donald Trump and his supporters.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionWhat’s killing us in international NGOs?
“There are just a lot of uncomfortable truths many of us need to face.”
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionWhat can we learn from thirty articles on philanthropy and social change?
Reforming today’s institutions won’t be enough to support the transformations of the future.
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Published in: TransformationOut with predatory capitalism, in with a Life Economy
I helped to develop the Death Economy; now I want to usher in its mirror image.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionThe real cancel culture
There’s definitely a space where free speech has been curtailed. It’s called the workplace.
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Published in: TransformationWhat’s in a social justice diet?
It’s perfectly possible to eat with equality and sustainability as priorities.
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Published in: TransformationWhy should we care about mindfulness?
Mindfulness is no cure-all, but it can help to build the capacities we need for successful, collective action.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionIs the Left responsible for post-truth politics?
Embracing relativism is disastrous; it’s one reason we have governments of idiots proud of their idiocy.
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Published in: TransformationHistory gives us reason for hope that inequality can be beaten
No one cedes power because of a great powerpoint.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionAre riots counterproductive, and who decides?
Street violence is often blamed for producing a political backlash, but the real picture is more complex.
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Published in: TransformationAbandoning the myth of independence
We need a fundamental rethink of how we understand ourselves, our institutions, and our ideas of freedom.
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Published in: TransformationThe best medicine for my climate grief
Climate change is 100% human-caused, so it’s 100% human-solvable. Don’t surrender to anxiety.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionAbolishing oppressive institutions starts at home
A review of D. Hunter’s Tracksuits, Traumas and Class Traitors.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionHow to reduce political violence in America
Community-based solutions won’t solve the problems of extremism, but they can help to mitigate violent conflict.
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Published in: TransformationJohn Hume and John Lewis: hewn from the same rock
Lessons in moral leadership from the lives of two peacemakers who died this month.
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Published in: TransformationBeyond tribal competition
Shared action is the key to reducing political polarisation, but how to make it happen?