The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is reaching another volcanic peak. Perhaps the biggest tragedy is the painfully familiar sense that it is all so unnecessary. Here and there I find commentators who offer insightful new directions and people on the ground working to make a positive difference. I …
Self-managed villages of tiny houses can address many of the ills of homelessness, middle class struggles, civic belt-tightening, sustainability, quality of life …
In Sweden there’s a week-long annual political festival called Almadalen Week involving vibrant, respectful conversations of a kind that some Americans are …
Empathy starts out as a personal feeling of resonance with another’s pain or joy. It moves on to become the practice of …
The popular book “The Wisdom of Crowds” says a lot about the remarkable accuracy of thousands of people making guesses about something …
A new study of 24 major surveys in the U.S. shows clearly that partisan gridlock in Washington DC is not the result …
New US Senate legislation would put an end to big money and corporate domination of the US electoral process. It proposes the …
Al Gore has done us the favor of compiling a LOT of information on positive developments in society’s responses to climate change. …
Few people – including myself until recently – have realized how important empathy is to co-intelligence. Here I focus on four important …
Many fields and professions – from journalism and academia to video games and movies – can and do stimulate informed – or …