A Peace Activist Thinks About G-20 Again
Peace will remain an impotent Hallmark Card if we wait for Obama, this recent peace candidate, to emerge from his closed meetings with bankers and generals.
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A Plea for Peace from Afghanistan
Robert Koehler | Posted 11.28.2009 | World
This talk was delivered on Sept. 25, in Band-e Amir, Afghanistan's first national park, in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Central Afghanistan, Bamiyan Pr...
The Dalai Lama Proclaims Himself a Feminist: Day Two of Peace and Music in Memphis
Tamara Conniff | Posted 11.23.2009 | World
The Dalai Lama's powerful message is common sense. He does not preach religion. He preaches self-awareness and compassion.
Thinking About The G20 Meeting In Pittsburgh
Reverend Billy | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green
The President's press secretary will claim that the arms are under control, but he will deny that peace is inside each of us and is in fact helping him speak? Someone should tell him that we can hear peace shouting through the loops in his vowels.
Obama at the UN: Responsibility for Our Common Future
Frida Berrigan | Posted 11.23.2009 | World
Though we should work together with other nations, per Obama's speech today, we need to be changing priorities right here at home too -- and that starts with tackling a half trillion dollar military budget.
The Brilliance (and Stupidity) of The Age of Stupid
Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment
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The film is essentially the same rant against stupid behavior we've heard for years, dressed up in an elaborate, well-intended package.
Media Mud Pies: CNN's Embarrassing Response to Fox
Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media
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In response to Fox's childish and embarrassing ad in the Washington Post that challenged competitors' coverage of the 9/12 teabaggers, CNN is airing this equally chilidish and embarrassing ad.
Communicating for Peace Day Every Day
Colleen Turner | Posted 11.20.2009 | World
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This year's celebration of International Peace Day on September 21st finds me focusing on communications between real or potential enemies in ways that foster amity, not enmity.
Enlighten Up Your Inbox: Chogyam Trungpa Free, Weekly "Ocean of Dharma" Quotes
Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
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Read these brief quotes and you just might find yourself slowing down, smelling the roses--becoming kinder to yourself and others, more efficient, less stressed all the time--and get busy living life fully.
There Is Beauty Within You #6: Using the Moment As a Mirror
Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
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You are a silent point of awareness using a human body to sense and navigate the world around you.
Who Inspires You?
Isha Judd | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
Anyone who challenges the limits of human capacity can capture our attention and evoke wonderment in our imagination.
Goodbye/Hello 13: Women Reclaiming Rights to Their Goddess Power
Patt Cottingham | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
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Thankfully it is now becoming clear that those countries that ensure basic women's rights of education, health care, childcare, safe childbirth practices, and a political vote, are more stable economically and far less likely to succumb to extremism.
One More for Michael Jackson
Gotham Chopra | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
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It feels like some closure is upon us and Michael gets to go underground. That said, I could have sworn he once told me he wanted to be cremated when he was all done.
Moment of Truth In Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, Southeast Asia, Africa, FSU
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
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In all these situations, violence is active or incipient. In all of them, there is no solution being proposed that promises an end to the prospect of more of the same.
Six Easy Ways to End the Conflict in the Middle East
Omri Marcus | Posted 09.29.2009 | Comedy
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Maybe it's time to think outside the box. Maybe it's about time to stop counting on our leaders, and end this fiasco in a different way
More Troops Alone Won't Help Afghan Women
Kavita N. Ramdas | Posted 09.26.2009 | World
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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.
Art of Attention: Can Toxic Encounters Be Nourishing?
Elena Brower | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
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When we hold resentment and hostility, our heart rhythm shifts the actual shape of the heart muscle. The most efficient thing you can do is simply breathe.
Evolution and War: Basic and Advanced
David Sloan Wilson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
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Have smart people already discovered the answers without the E-word, or would a sophisticated knowledge of genetic and cultural evolution lead to new answers about the causes and prevention of war?
And the War Drags On: Hot Zones, Cold Logic, and the Challenge of Peace
Randall Amster | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics
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Despite the gains reflected today in the legal and cultural shifts, we are still embroiled in military conflicts that appear long-term and intractable.
Yoga Therapy Integrates The Mind And Body
Times Online | Claire Coleman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living
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For years, yoga devotees have been telling us that bending and twisting our limbs into gravity-defying contortions is a great way to develop the perfe...
A.T. Ariyaratne: Leading Sri Lanka's Largest Civil Society Movement for 50 Years
Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 09.10.2009 | World
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The meek 77-year-old Ariyaratne, often called the "Gandhi of Sri Lanka," has become popular for his massive meditation sessions in which hundreds of thousands of people converge to pray for peace.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Jim Selman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living
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We somehow looked beyond color, religion, education, class, income and all the other things we've used to separate us from each other.
The Who vs Abbie Hoffman: Celebrating Woodstock's 40th Anniversary
Pete Fornatale | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment
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What happened next provided one of the true Roshomon moments of Woodstock. Actually, that's not strictly speaking true. There were only two versions of what happened next: Hoffman's and everybody else's.
Can Soccer Save Iraq?
James Denselow | Posted 09.02.2009 | World
The Iranian football team showed recently how sport could be used to make a high-profile political statement. Could Iraq's football team bring home a sense of national unity currently lacking?
Peace Is Not the Answer
Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living
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What is the purpose of being on a spiritual path for those of us who have grown up in an environment of unprecedented wealth, education, and personal freedom ?
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Reverend Billy | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green