Many spiritual traditions believe that positive qualities, such as a good heart, reflect human beings’ true nature. They teach that even amidst intense suffering, there can be dignity and beauty.
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Bringing Domestic Violence Victims Back from the Dead
Because Nelson granted Scott-Coe, a professor of literature, full access to his sister’s voluminous writings—she wrote her husband hundreds of letters—readers see up close—and stripped bare—the empowerment struggle Kathy was engaged in.
Mass Shootings and the 100th Monkey
In our years-long struggle to eradicate the scourge of mass shootings, could we be approaching a tipping point?
In Honor of Uvalde, Let Us Reimagine the Texas Two Step as the Texas Peace Step
Too many guys—wrongly stereotyped as having two left feet—nevertheless too often stand flatfooted on the sidelines while women are at the forefront of actions aimed at preventing gun violence.
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, need to get off the couch so the Parkland high school generation of anti-gun activists doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting to end the scourge of gun violence.
In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See: Sandy Hook 10 Years Later
If we are ever to radically reduce, if not prevent, this almost exclusively US phenomenon, the murderer’s gender must move from the periphery to the center of the discussion.
Seeking a Vaccine Against Meanness and Hate
Recently, the connection between men’s extremist behavior and right-wing terrorism has come into focus.
Making “Impregnators” Pay Their Fair Share
Making wrongful conception a civil offense would allow pregnant people to financially recover 50 percent of all pregnancy-related costs.
Men’s Voices Urgently Needed to Defend Reproductive Rights
“It’s on us to listen, to speak out, and to take action. Not because women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends—but because women are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.” —Sen. Cory Booker
Will Smith’s Slap Harms the Antisexist Men’s Movement
One small step backward for man, one giant leap backward for kind men.
Rob Okun 