Healing Trauma

To move forward we must face the past.

James Bell: Real Justice for Youth

by Lindsay Kucera

posted Feb 01, 2012

More than 70 percent of incarcerated kids are minorities. This advocate wanted to find out why.

After the Quake: Haiti's Slow Road to Healing

by Rachel Harmon

posted Jan 13, 2012

Photo Essay: Two years later, poverty, corruption, and health crises persist. But so does hope.

Lucas Benitez: Dignity in the Fields

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted Jan 03, 2012

The YES! Breakthrough 15: In the tomato fields of Florida, fighting for our most exploited farm workers.

War and Peacemaking in Liberia

by Seth Biderman

posted Dec 30, 2011

Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing—until a chance meeting on a muddy road transformed his life, and many others through it.

Why Equality is Better for Everyone

by Kristy Leissle

posted Dec 27, 2011

Book Review: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up.

Creativity Blossoms in the Great Migration

by Lily Yeh

posted Nov 18, 2011

On the industrial outskirts of Beijing, the transient children of the world’s largest migration taught artist Lily Yeh about finding healing and rootedness in creative power.

Military Resistance a Strong Brew

by Dean Paton

posted Nov 11, 2011

Near the gates of Fort Lewis, anti-war veterans serve up support and solidarity (along with double-tall lattes) to their friends in uniform.

Grounds for Resistance

posted Nov 01, 2011

Video: Veteran-run coffee houses give service personnel a place to express their frustrations and find help outside the military.

People We Love: JR

posted Oct 20, 2011

A former street artist makes art for humanity.

Standing on the Side of Peace

by Jen Marlowe

posted Sep 21, 2011

How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.

After 9/11: An Interfaith Answer to Extremism

by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, Imam Jamal Rahman

posted Sep 09, 2011

Brought together by 9/11, three friends of different faiths look for answers about when and why religion leads to violence.

A Truly Courageous Response to Terror

by Fran Korten

posted Sep 08, 2011

What we can learn from Norway: Violence, fear, and political repression aren’t the only way to respond to a terrorist attack.

The Soul of the World

by Valerie Trueblood

posted Sep 07, 2011

Book Review: Essays on the definition of terror and the consciousness of transformation.

How Art Can Turn the World Inside Out

posted Aug 11, 2011

In Paris, Palestine, Peru, and beyond—guerrilla artist JR asks the people of the world share their faces to transform urban landscapes into stories.

Can the Aftermath of Disaster Be Beautiful?

by Anne Thomas

posted Aug 11, 2011

A letter from a Sendai teacher describes the strange and “magnificent” community that survived last spring’s devastating earthquake.