Contribution

RIP You

James M. Lynch | Posted 05.17.2012

James M. Lynch

You know we will all die, and hopefully have some sort of ceremony where loved ones and others get to say goodbye to us. But that inevitable death can make a big difference in the way we live our life today.

Free the Slaves

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 10.31.2011

Jennifer Hamady

"In the US we have trouble understanding because we don't see how vulnerable people are who are poor and without education, without any hopes that their children's lives will be better than theirs have been."

Senior Upset Or Elder Equanimity?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Jim Selman

How can we think about getting upset in a manner that might bring a level of serenity to our lives? The key is, I think, that we need to be responsible for what upsets us.

A Resolution To Stick With: Be A Contribution

Riva Greenberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Riva Greenberg

Most resolutions fail because they don't make us happy while trying to achieve them. For instance losing weight, exercising more, working harder. Also, they aren't attached to anything bigger than ourselves.

Your Chance to Replace a Conservadem in the Senate

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Wade Norris

Letting an incumbent who worked against progressive values go without a primary challenge sends a message to other Senators that we, the democratic base, can be ignored.

The Supreme Court's Five Circus Midgets (WITH VIDEO)

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Papantonio

Fascism is a word that is overused when one political interest group is describing the bad conduct of another opposition political interest group. Th...

A Culture of Contribution

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Arjuna Ardagh

We are shifting from a global culture of consumers, whether for material wealth or power or spiritual states, to a culture of contribution.

Healing the Spirit/Matter Split

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Arjuna Ardagh

The greatest area of split and misunderstanding, which I discover among my friends and other writers and teachers, is the split between the longing of the spirit and material desire.

Obama's Retirement Plan Needs More Nerve

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Schurenberg

The president announced a handful of new initiatives designed to make it easier for American workers to save more for retirement, that makes use of behavioral economics.