Let this book wake you up to your own inner power—the capacity now required to help resolve global problems and build a world that works for all. — Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dare to imagine what life could be like in a world that truly works, a world in which we transform conflict …continue
This article first appeared on Charles Eisenstein’s blog, The New and Ancient Story. Here is how to make a child bored: first and foremost, keep him indoors so that the infinitude of nature, its endless variation and chaotic messiness, is replaced by a finite, orderly, predictable realm. Second, through television and video games, habituate him …continue
In a recent release, Charles Eisenstein shared the following announcement. I am going to try a little experiment here. Every day, actually many times a day, I get these exciting ideas for essays that I file away in my head for when I have time to write them out. Now there are hundreds of them, …continue
![By Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin from Chalakudy, India (cigarette.. like a cigarette in the rain) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://27pebh3agxku3bgo3k10r6k0-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cigarette_smoke.jpg)
In the following interview, Gabor Maté, MD discusses his work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, and sheds light on the motivations behind his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. Q. The title of your book has its origins in the Buddhist Wheel of Life. …continue
This article was originally featured as a guest blog by NAB intern Adam Schwartz on The Society Pages, and the response to the article was immense. The Society Pages has granted us permission to repost it to our blog to continue the meaningful dialogue. After you read, let us know—do you agree or disagree with …continue
On January 16th, 2009, Maine made history with the lowest temperature the state had ever reached: 50 below zero. Thankfully, this temperature isn’t anywhere near the average, but the state does remain bitterly cold in the winter months. Locals barricade themselves indoors, yank on an extra pair of wool socks, and eat dinner at their …continue