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Peace Is Not Enough: Thoughts on Obama's Nobel Speech

Carter Phipps | Posted 12.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Thomas Berry, Gandhi, Nobel Prize, King Ashoka, Michael Nagler, Conflict, Andrew Cohen, Nobel Acceptance Speech, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Peace, Non-Violence, Barack Obama, Media News
Carter Phipps

Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th, and his acceptance speech, a forum in which legendary statements are often made, was a bit of a...

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Moon River: What Water in the Heavens Means for Life on Earth

Randall Amster | Posted 11.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Nasa, Natural Resources, Scarcity, Water Scarcity, Consumption, NASA Moon, Star Trek, Colony, Nasa Moon Bombing, Conflict, Space Exploration, Water, Space, Moon, Lunar, NASA Bomb Moon, Gravity, Science, Technology News
Randall Amster

We ought to consider how NASA's discovery of water on the moon could alter the fabric of life on earth. The implications of this find -- including the possible near-term development of a viable lunar colony -- are staggering.

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Just Listen: Papertrain Your Problem Relatives For Thanksgiving

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Relatives, Mark Goulston, Conflict, Children, Parents, Communication, Family, Thanksgiving, Relationships, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Do you have any relatives or friends that ruin everyone's time on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you can't un-invite them?

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Liberia: The Real Danger is Not Spending Enough

Ruthie Ackerman | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, Massacre, Child Soldiers, Africom, Guinea, War, Ruthie Ackerman, Violence, Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Education, Military, Conflict, Colonel Moussa Dadis Camara, Job, Ceasefire, World News
Ruthie Ackerman

Conservatives will ask why during an economic recession should we spend even more money in Liberia. My answer: for the security of Liberia and the entire West African region.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: A Relationship Goal is Necessary for Aim

Grande Lum | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Conflict-Resolution, Mediation, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Relationships, Living News
Grande Lum

As a mediator, I often ask the parties individually and collectively about their relationship goals.

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Why Ostrom's Nobel Is Even More Shocking Than Obama's

Randall Amster | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Resources, Tragedy of the Commons, Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Nuclear Weapons, Economics, Conflict, Cooperation, Resource Conflict, War, The Commons, Nobel Peace Prize, Socialism, Mutual Aid, Business News
Randall Amster

Make no mistake, despite the somewhat tame Nobel committee description, Ostrom's body of work is inherently radical, demonstrably anti-corporate, and implicitly socialistic.

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A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, President Obama, Abuse, Henry Kissinger, Sacrifice, United States, Prophecy, Pray, Bill Kristol, Gandhi, Weapons, Rush Limbaugh, Commitment, Desmond Tutu, Presidency, Peace, Prayer, America, Foreign Policy, Muslim, Nelson Mandela, Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Prize, Conflict, Martin Luther King Jr., Military, New York Times, Worldview, Israeli, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

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An Arms Trade Treaty Is Necessary and Possible

Jan Egeland | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Arms Control, Conflict, Humanitarian, United Nations, World News
Jan Egeland

Governments are meeting this month in to discuss a crucial treaty that could save thousands of lives. Negotiators will tell us that it can't be done, that we have to live with automatic guns and other weapons of mass misery.

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Hard Questions In Hard Times

Jim Selman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Citizenship, Public Lectures, Environmental, Michael Sandel, Opposition, Defense, Conflict, Pbs, Ethics, Moral Relativism, Justice, Teaching, Conscious-Choice, The Inner Life, Living News
Jim Selman

Eldering, as a way of thinking about mid-life leadership, is based on the notion 'wisdom in action.' Our vision is for the Boomer generation to take responsibility for our society and our world and "clean up the mess" before we die.

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Is Your Mother-In-Law Smart Enough to Be Manipulative?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Triangulation, Leadership, Triangle of Truth, Sales, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

Your boss or mother-in-law may be a Machiavellian genius. But it's more likely that their annoying commentary is their own unconscious brain chatter, not a well-crafted strategy to mess with your mind.

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10 (More) Tips To Fight Right With Your Sweetheart

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Anger, Psychology, Conflict, Relationships, Love, Happiness, Gretchen Rubin, How to Fight, Karen Salmansohn, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

All couples fight; the secret is to fight right so that conflict doesn't damage your relationship.

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Kennedy's Legacy: A Movement That Can Multitask

Melissa Bradley | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Carbon, Social Change, Conflict, Power, Momentum, Senator Ted Kennedy, Capital, Tides-Foundation, Politics News
Melissa Bradley

What has stood out for me about Ted Kennedy was his ability to balance his vision with the most pragmatic of details, across the wide breadth of issues.

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No, Not My America, You Mean Our America

2morrowknight | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Conflict, Diversity, Race, Culture, Gender, Ethnicity, Conflict Resolution, America, Demographics, Living News
2morrowknight

Rather than wage a losing fight against impending social and demographic changes, it is incumbent upon people to go beyond their communities, and to get to know the residents of other communities.

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More Troops Alone Won't Help Afghan Women

Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Military, Democratic Republic of Congo, Conflict, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Peace, Afghan Institute for Learning, Voting, World News
Kavita N. Ramdas

Even in the West, few believe any longer in the rhetoric that foreign troops are in Afghanistan primarily to rescue Afghan women from their oppressive culture and their tribal menfolk.

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Climate Change and Conflict

Sam Black | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: India, Climate Change, Pakistan, South Asia, Conflict, Ipcc, John Kerry, War, Global Warming, World News
Sam Black

How will the changing climate affect global security, and should the two issues be linked?

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And the War Drags On: Hot Zones, Cold Logic, and the Challenge of Peace

Randall Amster | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Iraq War, Politics News, Military, Conflict, War, Environment, Woodstock, Gandhi, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Randall Amster

Despite the gains reflected today in the legal and cultural shifts, we are still embroiled in military conflicts that appear long-term and intractable.

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How to Be Your Own Mediator: Disconnect the Reaction from the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationships, Communication Skills, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Negotiation Tips, Work Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Work-Relationships, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Mediation, Communication Tips, Communications, Mediator, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

When you can distance yourself from your response, you separate the reaction from yourself.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: Raise the Issue Swept Under the Rug

Grande Lum | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Mediation, Communication Tips, Communication Skills, Mediator, Communications, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

Unlike a comedian who has to setup a punch line carefully and wait for the right beat, you can come back to an issue that happened hours, weeks and even years ago to work things out.

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How to Be Your Own Mediator: Lower Your Boiling Point

Grande Lum | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Communication Skills, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Mediator, How to Communicate, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

A mediator in a conflict can see people's temperatures rising and make choices to lower them immediately.

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How to Win a Culture War

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Reduction, Culture War, Children, Affordable Health Care, Common Ground, Wedge Issue, United States, Health, Legislation, America, Choice, Culture, Parent, Quality Affordable Health Care, Abortion, Culture Warrior, Women, Conflict, Pregnant Women, Unintended Pregnancies, Policy Debate, Health Care Reform, Rosa DeLauro, Tim Ryan, Health Care, Private Insurance, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Want to know how to win a culture war? Don't fight one.

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Abyei: A Harbinger for Sudan

Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: The Hague, Sudan Civil War, Conflict, Sudan, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Africa, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, People's Liberation Movement, Cpa, Abyei, World News
Colin Thomas-Jensen

As with other conflicts inside Sudan, the ongoing, violent tug of war over Abyei -- an oil rich territory straddling the north-south border -- has both local and national dimensions.

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Oxfam Testimony from Congo: "We are the Wretched of the Earth; They are Killing Us in the Name of Peace."

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Drc, Rwandan Militias, Rape, War, United Nations, Oxfam, Monuc, Georgianne Nienaber, Congo, Fdlr, Laurent Nkunda, Conflict, Fardc, Cndp, Hrw, Media Lies, Alan Doss, Kivus, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

The aid group OXFAM did something no one else has done and took a survey of the civilians in eastern Congo and asked them how the campaign was affecting them.

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How To Be Your Own Mediator: Tell the Third Story

Grande Lum | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Conversation Skills, Negotiations, Conflict, Mediation, Conversation, Communication Tips, Lessons on Communication, Mediator, Communication Skills, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Mastering Conversation, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

In conflict, two people can view identity as a zero sum game. The more right you are; the more wrong I am. You can sense this mentality creeping into stories we tell ourselves and other people.

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How to be Your Own Mediator: Tell the Story Twice

Grande Lum | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationship Lessons, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Conflict-Resolution, Mediation, Mediator, Communication Skills, Relationship Tips, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

Catch the ways you leave out the other person's perspective. Alter your actions by altering the stories you tell yourself and others.

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