Taking a step back from the hot stories of what just happened
I sometimes philosophically joke that the ultimate truth in the universe – the most important thing to know in all circumstances – …
Upshifting our limited empathy to face Big Issues
Our empathy is built in us with a kind of disconnect which can make it hard to usefully integrate our feelings with …
Competing Narratives about the Ukraine Crisis
There are competing narratives about what’s going on in the Ukraine and why, and it behooves us as citizens to expose ourselves …
CII fundraiser results – and some perspective…
What this message is about: We had a fairly successful fundraiser, but we’re still tight. It is interesting to contemplate tight times in the …
Empathy Note #2: Imagining Real National Security – Empathy versus Empire
Current approaches to “defense” and “security” often damage our actual well-being rather than enhancing it. The massive resources currently wasted on counterproductive strategies …
Ramping up the two big Powers
The report below from the Guardian UK describes accelerating government and military planning for major civil unrest caused by climate change, energy …
Damascus Snowball Truce (a real moment of peace)
I have something else I was going to post, but just saw this. It reminds me of the WWI Christmas truce. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce There is a deep lesson and inspiration here. I think we would learn so much by fully understanding…
Four Types of Power
Stimulated by Occupy and an expanding inquiry into new forms of economics, combined with my ongoing interest in bringing wisdom to politics and governance, I’ve stumbled on a productive approach to pulling it all together: Start from an exploratio…
More good thinking about the “budget crisis”
The three articles below describe major approaches to addressing the deficit — for health care, taxes and the military — that would have a greater impact on America’s budget woes than ANYTHING being currently negotiated by Congress and the Obama…
Info and Perspective on the Budget Crisis
So much is happening under the guise of “the budget crisis” that I thought it might be useful to deconstruct this issue a bit. I am concerned, in particular, because a number of efforts are emerging to formally engage the public in deliberations a…