Emotion

One Gigantic Shining Moment

Claudia Ricci | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Claudia Ricci

In the moments immediately after Obama was sworn in, I turned to an African American woman standing behind me and we just hugged, celebrating in that tight embrace the collapse of racial divide.

Taking Action in Achieving Your Intention

M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living


M.J. Ryan

An intent can be anything you want to change or achieve in your life or in the world in which you live -- it can be personal, social, or global, or all three.

A Jew's Prayer for the Children of Gaza

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living


Bradley Burston

In this day, when the trepidation and rage and mourning that is called war, seizes our hearts and patches them in scars, we call to you, the Lord whose name is Peace.

Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

War Diary from Sderot

Nomika Zion | Posted 02.13.2009 | World


Nomika Zion

Not in my name and not for me did you go into this war. The bloodbath in Gaza is not in my name nor for my security. Behind this accursed leadership of Hamas live human beings.

In Praise of Fiction -- A Gentle Reminder

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Unlike passive varieties of entertainment, the good novel does not leave us numbed up, dumbed down, mentally impoverished, weakened or intellectually dead.

Men and Women Take on the Economy Together

Indra Adnan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics


Indra Adnan

Tim, Larry, Christina and Melody: half men, half women in a balanced partnership to face a global crisis and reshape the economic culture of the early 21st Century.

Crying for Obama

Ellen C. Caldwell | Posted 12.14.2008 | Style


Ellen C. Caldwell

We are crying because grandmas who were born into segregation and fought for the right to vote not just as women, but also as black Americans voted for our next president.

Presidential Timbre

Dan Kowalski | Posted 11.11.2008 | Home


Dan Kowalski

When you hear the sound of Barack Obama's voice, how does it make you feel? How about the sound of John McCain's voice? Shut off your logical left brain and simply attend to how you feel when you hear their voices.

Resurrecting Reason In Our Emotional Politics

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 10.19.2008 | Living


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I've noticed since the conventions that we have slipped completely into emotional politics. There is anger, anxiety, pride, cynicism, shock, fear, an...