Culture
Embracing the Stranger, Part II: Challenging Ourselves to Love Ourselves
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By reflecting on ourselves inwardly, we can see possibilities for the development of the world we inhabit with others as well.
Politics & Society
A Reflection on the Promise and Limits of Compassion: One Year Post Trump
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These questions, and the resulting inner trajectory they sent me on, has me reconsidering what I believe about the promise—and limits—of compassion.
art
Photo Series, Part I: Hadar Cohen
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“There was a lot of discomfort around how people were talking about God, and so I was confused about how I could express that part of myself.”
Environment
Religiously Grounded Pipeline Resistance
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And he also made it clear that he thought the chances of us getting this agreement from the police were between none and the longest of long shots.
Culture
Embracing the Stranger, Part I: Connected in Difference
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If we have a foundation of these communication practices, we have the potential to find commonalities while also honoring differences; we don’t have to have the same experiences or identities in order to work together to make social change.
General News
Questioning Everything
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Questioning Everything
by Madisyn Taylor
Being open-minded means that we are willing to question everything, including those things we take for granted. A lot of people feel threatened if they feel they are being asked to question their cherished beliefs or their perception of reality. Yet questioning is what keeps our minds supple and strong. Simply settling on one way of seeing things and refusing to be open to other possibilities makes the mind rigid and generally creates a restrictive and uncomfortable atmosphere. We all know someone who refuses to budge on one or more issues, and we may have our own sacred cows that could use a little prodding.
Politics & Society
Files Show Extent of US Role in Massacre
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Newly declassified documents reveal the extent of US government knowledge and support of Indonesia’s 1965 anti-Communist massacre. Estimates of the number executed range from between 100,00 to 1,000,000.
Politics & Society
Corporate Tax Cut Propaganda
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Of course, there is a basic problem with tax cuts now. They will lead to larger budget deficits even before they lead to more growth.
Culture
Discrimination Against Black Workers
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Los Angeles Black Worker Center (LABWC) and National Employment Law Project (NELP) demonstrates the need for California to explore expanded anti-employment discrimination to better protect workers in the era of Trump.
Islam
Islam and anti-Semitism?
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I am not sure if there is a solution to the Israel-Palestine issue. For a vast majority of Jews, Zionism means having a homeland of their own. Muslims view Zionism through the lens of colonialism.