All the activities of life can be viewed as efforts to satisfy fundamental needs. The specific things we think we want or desire are actually best viewed as attempts to satisfy those more fundamental needs that are universal and can be satisfied in so many different ways. However, some “satisfiers” …
Polarization is collectively and individually toxic to our capacity to “do democracy” sanely and wisely. This post details the toxic dynamics of …
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is reaching another volcanic peak. Perhaps the biggest tragedy is the painfully familiar sense that …
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. …