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Carrot Oppression and the Othering of Unwanted Species
States, Collective Wellbeing, and Our Future
How Children Learn About Others’ Needs
Responding to Breakdown of Trust in Police

“The belief that if you don’t do “anything wrong” you would never be bothered by the police is deeply entrenched in many places, especially in those countries where the dominant population believes that country to be democratic, which many do. It’s extremely difficult to show: anyone who is not in …
Is Nonviolent Use of Force an Oxymoron?
Apart and Together: Responding to Opportunity in Extreme Times
Can the Social Order Be Transformed through Personal Practice? The Case of Nonviolent Communication – Part 2

In September of last year, I posted the first part of this piece in response to an article questioning the potential of personal practices like mindfulness to transform, or even challenge, the existing social and economic structures of our social world. I explored three deep questions I have about why …