Michael Murphy

My Memorial Day Plans

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Tom Hanks, Helena Williams, Lirr, Nypd, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Memorial Day, Nypd 9/11, Fdny, FDNY 9/11, Marine Corps, Iava, Medal of Honor, Michael Murphy, American Legion, Impact News
Tireak C. Tulloch

Last year a good friend of mine told me of how she felt of me being able to go to many places in honor of my fellow veterans. I don't consider it a vacation on any level, but as a way of continuing my duty. I believe this is how many veterans of my era and previous eras feel, as well.

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Esalen: 50 Years Ago, A 'Crazy Place On A Godforsaken Road' Launched The New Age Movement

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Social and Personal Transformation, Baby Boomers, Esalen, Human Potential Movement, Dick Price, New Age, Michael Murphy, Consciousness Raising, Spirituality, Slideexpand, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

In 1962, on a stunning stretch of land bordering the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California, two Stanford graduates founded a retreat center called The Esalen Institute. Their goal: Create a space where people could explore holistic approaches to wellness and personal transformation.

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Alinsky, Foreclosures and Holding Banks Accountable

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Alexander Von Hoffman, Foreclosures, JP Morgan Chase, Sherman Park, U.S. Bank, Marshall Field III, Nsp, Wells Fargo, Industrial Areas Foundation, Common Ground, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Rules for Radicals, Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Michael Murphy, Saul Alinsky, Politics News
Sanford D. Horwitt

Memo to the Obama Administration: if you want to see the makings of a national model to hold big banks accountable for fixing foreclosure-devastated neighborhoods, go to Milwaukee and talk to citizen leaders who are practicing what Saul Alinsky preached.

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Best Art About Work

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Photography, Julie Lindemann, Workers, MoveOn.Org, Seiu, Mlk, Wisconsin Labor, Wyatt Closs, Michael Murphy, Contemporary Portraits, One Nation, Power to the Poster, America Now and Here, Popwork, Andres Serrano, Art, Eric Fischl, Work, Mlk Memorial, Slidepollajax, Arts, Yosi Sergant, John Shimon, Unions, Pablo Serrano, Diego Rivera, Arts News
Wyatt Closs

Art at work? Well, art portraying work or workers' values and struggles has been going on for centuries, but portraying work in dramatic or readily ac...

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The True Story Behind Golf in the Kingdom

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Mindy Affirme, Golf in the Kingdom, Rodney McDowell, Mason Gamble, Katherine Kellner, Scotland, St. Andrews, Julian Sands, Michael Murphy, Knights Templar, Paul Volcker, Barack Obama, Rosslyn Chapel, Secret Societies, Susan-Streitfeld, Scottish Masonry, R&A, John a Boehner, Congress, Arts News
Lisa Paul Streitfeld

"Men loving men, that is what golf is," proclaims actress Joanne Whalley in a Scottish brogue in Golf in the Kingdom, which premiered in New York City last Friday.

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Memorial Day Tribute: A Hero For Our Time

Rob Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lincoln, Arlington National Cemetery, Afghanistan, Iraq, Civil War, Michael Murphy, Memorial Day, Gettysburg Address, Calverton, World News
Rob Diamond

Memorial Day, by definition, is a long weekend celebrated towards the end of May that is meant to mark the beginning of the summer season with visits ...

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The Mother of All Road Trips, Part Two

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pacific Ocean, Big Sur, Michael Murphy, Esalen, Road Trip, Road Trips, Burn-Out, Healthy Living News
Greg Archer

Greg, what are you doing at Esalen? I ask myself. "I'm getting out of my own way," I finally respond.

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