Tag: nonviolence
Nonviolence and trust
This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, "pairing" Portland, Oregon...
Nonviolence or nonexistence? The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Reverend King posed the fundamental choice of our time: nonviolence or nonexistence. What is your choice?
Punishment is Violent and Counterproductive
Punishment can sometimes appear to get you the outcome you want in the short term. The cost is that it always moves you further away from any desirable outcome in the long run.
Gandhi: ‘My Life is My Message’
Each of us has a choice. We can stand aside in the great fight for survival in which humanity is now engaged. Or we can be involved. What is your choice?
Nonviolent Revolt in the Twenty-First Century
“If you also wish to be part of the worldwide movement to end violence in all of its forms, you are welcome to sign the online pledge of ‘The People's Charter to Create a Nonviolent World’.”
Yes to Assertive, No to Aggressive
“We are humans—we have great big brains that are hard-wired for all possible responses, from violent to nonviolent, which makes us the unique species neurologically capable of infinite, illimitable choice. Let’s be wise about it.”
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ERIC Crow, Jim Crow’s liberal twin
I don’t for a minute believe that the Pew Trust is out to wipe away African-American voting rights; just the opposite, they are the quintessential do-gooders. They just don’t do any good.
Corporate hypocrisy on racism
Far from being the solution to systemic racism in America, these billionaires and their corporations are actively perpetuating it.
As COVID-19 cases spike, epidemiologist warns ‘the road to an uncertain vaccine is paved...
We speak with Dr. Ali Khan, epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis and his hopes for a vaccine.
US corporations a driving force behind ‘unprecedented wave’ of global land privatization: Report
The U.S. in particular, the report says, is a "key player in an unfettered offensive to privatize land around the world."
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response, WHO, China, Gaza and global capitalism
"This is the most crucial election in human history, literally. Another four years of Trump, and we’re in deep trouble."