As I write this, I am watching the economic chaos in Greece. I'm sure we're all sharing the feelings of fear of economic collapse that is rampant among the other European countries -- and in fact, around the world.

These events are classic cases of what I detail in my...

"I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference in the world." Robert Frost

As the events in the Middle East and the tragedy of Japan's earthquake continue to unfold, we are called upon more than ever to transform the U.S. government,...

In light of the terrible earthquake that struck the Pacific we feel deep sadness; our hearts go out to the Japanese, and to the impacted people of so many lands, and to all sentient beings. When disasters like this happen one of the fundamental things to remember is that we...

The Middle East, Wisconsin, and now the victory of Ecuadorians over the oil giant, Texaco (owned by Chevron)! We the people are taking back the reins of power!

It really started in Latin America where during the past decade ten countries democratically voted in presidents determined to stop the corporatocracy...

Now that we've witnessed the historic overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, and seen how the people of Egypt have spoken loud and clear in favor of democracy, let us stand together in support of Egypt, ensuring that this ancient land will not fall to the corporatocracy. And, let as also be...

"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Last year 106.5 million people watched the Super Bowl, according to a Nielsen estimate. It is predicted that over 110 million people worldwide will tune into this...

We are beginning a New Year -- the last before 2012, an election year in the U.S. and also one prophesized by the Mayans and other cultures as marking a time with the potential for important transformations.

My most important resolution this year is to offer myself -- and...

We are in the midst of an incredible and powerful change on Earth. I know that each of us is actively participating in dreaming a just, sustainable, peaceful, and thriving world for all sentient beings ad that this dream will become reality. So for this Thanksgiving I want to offer...

"I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member". Groucho Marx

The elections are over -- and you're probably disappointed (regardless of which party or philosophy you favor). Republicans may have appeared to have won, but in fact everyone who believes in a government...

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~Albert Einstein

In the next few weeks I will lecture at the University of Pittsburgh, the World Affairs Council, San Francisco's Green Festival, Sustainability conferences at Omega and the University of Massachusetts, and a number of other...

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Recently I had the pleasure of speaking in Oregon to a large, enthusiastic, and diverse audience at Williamette University. The event was organized by the nonprofit...

"What we seem unwilling or unable to recognize, is that our entire modern world is itself inspired not by any rational process, but by a distorted dream experience, perhaps the most powerful dream that has ever taken possession of human imagination. Our sense of progress, our entire technological society, however...

"An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations."(Eleanor Roosevelt)

In case you are tempted to feel sorry during these troubled times for the corporatocracy... this just in:

"The hour is ours. It is time for each and every one of us to ask the important questions, to search our souls for our own answers, and to take action."

A participant at a speech I recently gave at the University of Massachusetts pointed out that I wrote...

Venezuela, Colombia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Wikileaks, BP, assassination squads - these are times that try our souls (to paraphrase Tom Paine). These are times that raise our ire. These are times for action!

I receive lots of emails about the subjects listed above. In recent days I have been inundated...

A little over a year ago, we were asked by the command and the Office of the Secretary, in collaboration with the U.S. embassy in Kabul, to begin assisting in an economic assessment of the state of Afghans' economy. And the focus of that assessment was to assess the ability,...

"As a consequence of this agreement, the BP Board has reviewed its dividend policy. Notwithstanding BP's strong financial and asset position, the current circumstances require the Board to be prudent and it has therefore decided to cancel the previously declared first quarter dividend scheduled for payment on 21st June, and...

"As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness." (Thoreau)

Being a father has been one of the seminal events in my life and to have the joy of being a grandparent has...

While countries around the world continue to watch their economies collapse, and Goldman-Sachs leaders testify to Congress about how they manipulated both their shareholders and the American public, we are also faced with a tragic oil spill on our most fragile coastlines.

The sad truth is that oil, greed...

We're in the midst of a war in our country and it's our job to re-engineer the world for peace. Our narrow-minded attitudes and the resultant policies foment violence, rebellions, and wars. In the long run, almost no one benefits from attacking the people we label as "terrorists." With one...