Manipulation

It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

Jim Wallis

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not "Crazy"

Yashar Ali | Posted 11.12.2011

Yashar Ali

It's a whole lot easier to emotionally manipulate someone who has been conditioned by our society to accept it. We continue to burden women because they don't refuse our burdens as easily. It's the ultimate cowardice.

Reform Congress/Save Ourselves-II

Daniel Hough Jones | Posted 11.16.2011

Daniel Hough Jones

Introduction: I published this essay on 09-11-11. I received comments that helped clarify aspects of it. This is a revision. Thesis: We live in a ...

Know Any Takers?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.16.2011

Mark Goulston, M.D.

I do my best to surround myself with givers, or at least reciprocators, and when I find them, I add them as people I intend to have a long-term, and in many cases lifelong, relationship with.

Good Fortune for Off-Broadway's Manipulation

Brendan McMahon | Posted 09.20.2011

Brendan McMahon

The newest developments in the run of Manipulation at the Cherry Lane Theatre include a magnificent performance by one of our talented understudies, a...

I Love My Job

Brendan McMahon | Posted 09.13.2011

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Brendan McMahon

Well, as we plunge into our third week performing the play "Manipulation" at the Cherry Lane Theatre, I, too, shall jump in belatedly to share some ob...

My Journey With Manipulation, the New Off-Broadway Play at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Saundra Santiago | Posted 08.26.2011

Saundra Santiago

It was one of the most painful, crazy, and yet inspirational experiences of my career to date. I call us the Spider-Man of Off-Broadway.

Beware the "Main Street Bubble" of Multi-Level Marketing groups without U.S. Government Protection

Steven Hassan | Posted 05.25.2011

Steven Hassan

Quixtar, a former subsidiary of Amway, one of the largest multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in the world, has agreed to a $150 million class action settlement.

Turned Against Our Natures: When Good People Do Bad Things

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

Judith Acosta

Does it matter that a person was seduced into evil? Does it excuse them? How far back do we take the issue of victimization as a defense for our own behavior?

Reinventing Photography: Hybrid Photographic Forms

Carrie Yury | Posted 05.25.2011

Carrie Yury

There is a renewed interest in manipulating photographs, defacing them, and using them as a media medium. And it seems that these hybrid forms are navigating a path toward reinventing photography.

Trading Places: Fraud in the Commodities Market

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Vivian Norris

In the past six months a huge fraud concerning manipulation and racketeering in the silver market (and now it seems also gold) looks like the making of a horror film.

The Psychology of Manipulation in Political Ads

Joe Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Brewer

Fear is a natural response to threats; it is part of our biological legacy to have a "fight or flight" system. Emotional systems are targeted by political marketers seeking to manipulate voting behavior.

A Non-Coercive Approach to Loving Others

Eric Simpson | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Simpson

A love that is non-coercive is truthful and genuinely concerned more for the subject of love than for its owner.

Chairman of Gazprom Predicts $100 Oil Because of Speculation. Speculation, Really?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Raymond J. Learsy

"Manipulation" is immeasurably more sinister than "Speculation." It bespeaks of controlling, orchestrating and maneuvering to falsify and rig.

Gensler Confirmed as Head of the CFTC - Will He Be Watching Oil Prices?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Raymond J. Learsy

Gensler will have to move away from the agency's "head in the sand" policy of recent years, while defending commodity futures trading against accusations of undue influence.

McCain: "I've Suffered For My Country..."

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin Lewis

"Now it's your turn..." (with props to Neil Innes)...