Coping with a complex messy world: Education for the 21st century and beyond
Critical Thinking—surfacing and rebutting fallacious arguments/claims--is one of the most important skills in dealing with Wicked Messes.
How books can be used to build up America or to divide it
The assault on classroom libraries represents one front in DeSantis’s scorched-earth campaign to divide communities and marginalize certain Americans.
Fox & Friends attacks public schools for teaching climate change and LGBTQ issues
Pete Hegseth: Parents “don't understand that even our public schools today ... have an agenda”
Universal tipping points: change is coming
Much like individual change, societal developmentshappen gradually, often painfully; even when sudden shifts take place, seemingly ‘out of the blue’, they arethe...
Indian Country moves to secure voting rights
Activists among tribes want to rally the Native vote. Because when they show up to the polls, they’ve shown significant political power.
The unraveling of the American empire
U.S. leadership has stumbled from one military debacle to another, a trajectory mirroring the sad finales of other historical imperial powers.
How to argue with gun nuts
Understand that pro-gun advocates almost never argue the merits of specific legislation.
New data shows many Americans believe in human causes climate change, yet a staggering...
The poll, which was conducted between Nov. 29 and Dec. 10, came just after the U.S. government published a critical climate report last month with warnings of human-caused global warming having major consequences on the livelihoods of Americans.
Maitreya: “Share and Save the World”
Amidst deepening global divisions and intolerance ‘Project Maitreya’ plan to build 1,000 statues of Maitreya Buddha around the world, with the aim,...
Preventing an American Pinochet
Our democracy is too precious to throw away for partisan gain.