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The Pledge of Attention: A Visit to Lady Liberty

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Written by: Irene O'Garden

The Pledge of Attention: A Visit to Lady Liberty 

There she grows now, so tall, the tallest woman you have ever seen. Green goddess in the harbor, bearing light and knowledge. Her grotto is the open sky, the water is her shrine, appearing to the faithful with dignity divine. Grave and peaceful, calm and holy, she stands at the nation’s door.

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Emancipatory Spirituality: An Emerging Spiritual Orientation and Practice

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Written by: Michael Lerner

Emancipatory Spirituality: An Emerging Spiritual Orientation and Practice

We are in the midst of an extraordinary upsurge of interest in the realm of the Spirit. Tens of millions of people in advanced industrial societies live at a level of material well-being that far surpasses the luxuries and comforts available to kings, queens, and nobles just a few hundred years ago. But many of these are in the vanguard of those who seek a new spiritual reality.

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When The Truth Is So Terrible It Hurts, Take Action

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

When The Truth Is So Terrible It Hurts, Take Action

Amidst all the horrors taking place these days, I am inspired by the rays of hope that shine through. Ordinary people standing up for what is right (and against what is wrong). Baseball players, white and black, both teams, walking off the field in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. And today, I came across the video of the Seattle Seahawks' head coach Pete Carroll...

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Women Arise: Be Seen, Be Heard, and Take Action

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

Women Arise: Be Seen, Be Heard, and Take Action

I called this article "Women Arise: Be Seen, Be Heard, and Take Action", and while I am referring to the women highlighted in the videos below, I am also speaking of each of us. And not just of those of us in female bodies, but to all the "rising feminine" in all of us, male or female.

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How To Make Sure Your Vote Counts

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Written by: Amy Dacey

How To Make Sure Your Vote Counts

The time is now! Voting in the presidential election will begin in many states in just a few weeks – as earlyas Sept. 4 in North Carolina.

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What Is Intolerance Fatigue and How Does It Fuel Protests?

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Written by: Bev-Freda Jackson,

What Is Intolerance Fatigue and How Does It Fuel Protests?

Protesters remain on the streets demanding equality and justice for Black Americans. What they’re feeling, I believe, is something I call “intolerance fatigue.” 

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Who Is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's Pick For Vice President?

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Written by: Bryan Cranston

Who Is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's Pick For Vice President?

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket.

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History Shows That Sustained, Disruptive Protests Work

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Written by: Kevin A. Young

History Shows That Sustained, Disruptive Protests Work

All disruptive social movements are met with stern warnings from people who think they know better. The current movement to “Defund the Police” is no exception.

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Ancient Times -- New Times: It's Your Choice

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Written by: Linda Berman

Ancient Times -- New Times: It's Your Choice

Many people like to look back on history, glean from it what they can, and apply it to their everyday lives. This is done to avoid repeating past mistakes. There has been much benefit from this approach.

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Giving Birth to the Future and Achieving A More Life-Affirming Outcome

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Written by: Ariane Burgess

Giving Birth to the Future and Achieving A More Life-Affirming Outcome

I have heard women say, “I don’t know where to begin.” We begin with ourselves; we then work together to make changes on a local and community level and campaign at the national level, using the power of our government to introduce legislation requiring that corporations rapidly transition to regenerative, life-supporting practices in their business models.

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Why Soldiers Might Disobey The President's Orders To Occupy US Cities

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Written by: Marcus Hedahl and Bradley Jay Strawser

Why Soldiers Might Disobey The President's Orders To Occupy US Cities

President Donald Trump has announced he was considering sending the federal military into the streets of numerous American cities – above and beyond those sent to Washington, D.C.

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How Using The Military To Quash Protests Can Erode Democracy

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Written by: Kristina Mani

How Using The Military To Quash Protests Can Erode Democracy

Calling upon the armed forces to restore order is rare in a democracy. Militaries are trained for warfare, not policing, and their use to quell protests politicizes the armed forces.

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Police Officers Accused Of Brutal Violence Often Have A History Of Complaints By Citizens

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Written by: Jill McCorkel

Police Officers Accused Of Brutal Violence Often Have A History Of Complaints By Citizens

Decades of research on police shootings and brutality reveal that officers with a history of shooting civilians, for example, are much more likely to do so in the future compared to other officers.

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Twitter Labels Trump Tweets Disinformation

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Written by: Jennifer Grygiel

Twitter Labels White House Disinformation

In a landmark action, Twitter has for the first time attached independent fact-checking information directly to two tweets from President Donald Trump.

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The End of US Empire: Covid-19 Exposes Once-Great Superpower as Epic Failure

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Written by: James Zogby

The End of US Empire: Covid-19 Exposes Once-Great Superpower as Epic Failure

While his base continues to be mesmerized by the "emperor’s new clothes," the world stands aghast at the naked truth that America is not only incapable of leading the world, but also failing to protect its own people.

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What FDR’s Polio Crusade Teaches Us About Presidential Leadership Amid Crisis

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Written by: Thomas Doherty

What FDR’s Polio Crusade Teaches Us About Presidential Leadership Amid Crisis

Throughout much of the last century, a lethal and terrifying virus besieged America. Then, as now, the fear of contagion gripped ordinary Americans.

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Historic Power Struggle Between Trump And Congress To Be Reviewed By Supreme Court

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Written by: Stanley M. Brand

Historic Power Struggle Between Trump And Congress To Be Reviewed By Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear argument in two cases concerning congressional demands, known as subpoenas, for materials that President Donald Trump claims are intrusions into his private affairs and are not legitimate uses of congressional power.

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Rebuilding and Rediscovering Community: Wholeness Can Heal Us

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Written by: Dery Dyer

Rebuilding and Rediscovering Community: Wholeness Can Heal Us

Reconnecting with the Earth is simple. But just as initiations in traditional cultures demand some kind of dismemberment, staying reconnected requires breaking down the walls we’ve built inside and outside of ourselves, toppling old secure structures...

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Why We Need Highly Formal Rituals In Order To Make Life More Democratic

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Written by: Antone Martinho-Truswell

 Why We Need Highly Formal Rituals In Order To Make Life More Democratic

Please be seated. It’s dinner time in St Paul’s College, Sydney, where I’m dean and head of house at Graduate House.

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Are We Living In A Dystopia?

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Written by: Shauna Shames and Amy Atchison

Are We Living In A Dystopia?

Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” have skyrocketed since 2016.

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We’ve Got a Better World in Mind

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Written by: Berit Anderson & Christine Hanna

We’ve Got a Better World in Mind

The climate is in crisis. Mass extinctions and mass migrations mark our days. Cities are running out of water or deluged by it. Inequality and polarization are political cronies, their twisted outbursts manifested as information warfare.

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