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Published in: TransformationLoving kindness – it just takes practice.
Want to meditate but don’t know how? Try these step-by-step instructions on “loving kindness meditation” from author...
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Published in: Transformation“Love 2.0:” a conversation with Barbara Fredrickson
Is there any scientific basis for believing that love can be a force for change in politics and economics? An...
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Published in: TransformationOrganizing as whole people
There are no shortcuts to building the kind of power it takes to win meaningful change. As an organizer in a county...
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Published in: TransformationReclaiming nonviolent history
In conventional histories, violence is generally celebrated. National memorials glamorize death, bloodshed and...
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Published in: TransformationChanging sides doesn't always make for transformation — just look at Egypt
What is the best kind of defection? During Egypt's recent turmoil there was too much collusion between nonviolent...
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Published in: TransformationBoth perilous and wonderful? The global transformation of authority
These are exciting times, when authority is being challenged everywhere. But what will replace the old models that...
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Published in: TransformationWhat are white folks to do? Some thoughts on the Trayvon Martin case
Amid the outpuring of protest and opinion around the George Zimmerman case it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Here are...
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to America?
With immigration policy the hottest of hot button issues in America, is it possible to transform the debate? Only by...
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Published in: TransformationNaked in the flat
Could you live without any belongings? Helsinki-based Petri Luukainen took radical action to conquer the clutter of...
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Published in: TransformationPractising mindfulness at the checkpoint
Is caring for ourselves an act of self-indulgence or social change? Alessandra Pigni tests the boundaries of...
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Published in: TransformationBlue Heart
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin verdict, what will it take for racial healing in America? A personal tragedy...
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to the Ministry of Social Transformation
Looking for alternatives to “the denial-laden pseudo-optimistic think-happy-thoughts crap that so often passes for...
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Published in: TransformationElemental Dr Watson?
Michael Edwards explores a new documentary about three people who are confronting environmental degradation in a...
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Published in: TransformationDon't feed the trolls? Cultivating civility online
A general truism about dealing with online trolls says never to give them the attention they crave. But the Internet...
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Published in: TransformationBreakfast in Detroit
Visions of Detroit as a "ruined city" have become popular. But volunteers are stepping into the breach to rebuild...
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Published in: TransformationMarginal bodies: queer migrants on transformation
What does it mean to be undocumented in the USA? Drawing from her own experiences of the asylum system, mónica...
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Published in: TransformationHas Tim Ryan lost his mind?
The movement for “mindfulness meditation” is growing, but can it break the modern political gridlock? An interview...
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Published in: TransformationFor racial healing, we need to get real about racism
The United States was founded upon racist ideas: a land of opportunity, but only for European immigrants. To...
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Published in: TransformationEveryday stories of transformation
Knowing and caring about global problems won’t deliver solutions without changes in our own behaviour. Ólöf Söebech...
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Published in: TransformationRomantic love: an agent of change?
What is love? On the one hand, it's a lucrative industry, bound up in 21st century hyper-capitalism. But...