Fear

McCain Campaign Tried Using Assault Hoax to Slime Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

According to one of the actual police reports documenting the charade's unraveling, Ashley Todd says she can't remember whether she mutilated her own face, or had someone else do it.

McCain and Palin Inciting Violence in North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

In the wake of McCain-Palin visits to North Carolina, a string of election season crimes have occurred around the state involving violence, vandalism, and harassment.

Joe Biden's Tears Ease a Father's Fears

Chris Blake | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living


Chris Blake

Watching a US senator and VP candidate reveal his fear before a national audience was quite a remarkable thing. In doing so, Biden provided some much-needed release for fathers.

Body Politics: The Source Of McCain's Odd Body Language, And The Gift It Brings

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living


Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Never mind that when John McCain smiles, it looks about as warm and inviting as a moonlit New England country graveyard. Never mind that he exhibits...

Crisis as a Test of Faith

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.15.2008 | Living


Deepak Chopra

It feels as if Obama, a naturally cautious, deliberate adult, gives little quarter to fear and anger. He will serve as a counter-example Bush, whose entire career in office has been fueled by both.

The Nightmare Has Not Ended: Be Very Scared

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business


Danny Schechter

Is anyone surprised that the markets would go up after billions of dollars were "injected" into ailing markets? Think of that as an injection of penic...

Tear Down the Walls: How to Change Conflict to Collaboration

Grande Lum | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living


Grande Lum

Each reaction to a difficult person is a learning opportunity. If rage overwhelms you, then you can learn to control rage. If fear paralyzes you, then you can learn how to gain safety from that fear.

The Fear Factor: How It Affects The Economy

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living


The technology that transmits odors and fragrances digitally is still in the very early stages of development. But on Monday, Oct. 6, the whiff of fea...

Bring Your Anxiety Back to Normal So Your Thinking Can Be Clear

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.11.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

We need our thinking to be clear now more than ever as we go into one of the most complicated financial moments in history; we need clear heads.

In A Climate Of Fear, Let's Remember To Breathe

Judy Muller | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home


Judy Muller

As Barack Obama pulls ahead in the polls, his supporters are holding their collective breath, afraid to speculate on the outcome, afraid to say it out loud, lest the polling Gods curse their arrogance and spin this thing the other way.

Fear and Reason on Wall Street

Michael Moynihan | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business


Michael Moynihan

Cross-posted at the NDN Blog. New York City -- In his classic 1841 book Extraordinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Scottish journalist Charl...

Silence In The Face Of Hate Makes McCain-Palin Unfit To Lead

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Baratunde Thurston

One supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound man and told him, "Sit down, boy." Everything we need to know about McCain-Palin is summed up by their reaction.

How can we help individuals faced with financial insecurity in these uncertain times?

Mallika Chopra | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living


Mallika Chopra

A report that a man in Southern California shot his 3 kids, wife, mother in law and himself today was a shock. Apparently, he was financially distrau...

The Difference Between Wealth and Money

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Deepak Chopra

Ordinary people are outraged that the wealthy want to be given free money as a bailout, and at the same time they are frightened about losing their ow...

Living With Meaning: The Fear Factor

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.01.2008 | Living


Alex Pattakos

The world is full of good deeds and the opportunity to do good deeds. When we don't do them, it's often out of fear. Fear of losing something: our s...

Let The Politics Of Anger Prevail

Lance Simmens | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home


Lance Simmens

Fear versus anger, defense versus offense, past versus future, insecurity versus hope. These are the trademarks of the current decisions Americans must make in the next six weeks.

Kick In The Tush Club: A Meditation On Fearless Living

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living


Janice Taylor

Five years ago, almost to the day, after permanently removing (if you lose it; you will find it) over 50 pounds of body clutter (a.k.a. fat), decades ...

Ultimate Balance: What to Eat This Season

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


Sara Avant Stover

To ensure a strong immune system through the winter months, find ways to connect and harmonize with your surroundings now. One of the best ways to do this is by eating foods that are in season.

My Fear Of Flying: How Yoga Keeps Me Grounded

Tara Stiles | Posted 10.21.2008 | Living


Tara Stiles

It was hard for me to even write that title. Can I actually admit I'm afraid of flying? Not me! What happened to me? I used to love to fly! Plus ...

Someone in Palin's hometown isn't afraid to speak up!

Jennifer Lehr | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Jennifer Lehr

This morning I received an e-mail that's being forwarded around written by a woman named Anne Kilkenny, a resident of Wasilla. In her letter detailing...

The Democrats in Denver: Surprises and Shadows

Roderick Spencer | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Roderick Spencer

Before it all goes blurry and fictional in the retelling, allow me to recapitulate my personal list of astonishments from Denver.

7 Steps To Realizing Any Dream

Amy Swift | Posted 10.05.2008 | Living


Amy Swift

Making dreams a reality often feels far away--you want something, but how do you make it happen? I've learned, both in realizing my own dreams and bei...

Lifestyle Changes: Why Fear Doesn't Work

Newsweek | Dean Ornish, M.D. | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living


Love may seem an unlikely emotion at a place like the U.S. Army War College, where generals and generals-in-training from all four branches of the mil...

President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible

Seth Swirsky | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


Seth Swirsky

Americans could only consider an Obama, because of the remarkable success of President Bush, through his decisive actions, in ratcheting down the fear Americans felt for many years after 9/11.

How I didn't end up being a criminal

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

The imagery on the cover of the New Yorker represents the quality of conversation on race and religion in this country: mixed messages, nothing decoded.