By Betsy Whitfill The whole world is in a period of rapid transformation…so rapid that many have given up trying to keep up with the changes in every aspect of life. Our institutions are breaking down under the assault of public demand for new ways of living based on justice…

By Sheila Forester Destruction is ongoing around the world: wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, global food shortages, the climate emergency, a crippling economy, political corruption, senseless gun violence. The rates of depression, suicide and addiction are at all-time highs. The suffering of humanity is profound and it would be easy…

By Cher Gilmore Everybody’s talking about it, journalists are writing about it, and all kinds of explanations are being offered for the extreme divisions we’re seeing in many forms today: men versus women, immigrants versus citizens of their adoptive country, reactionaries versus progressives, country versus city dwellers, free-marketers versus those…

By Cher Gilmore Surely those who think nuclear energy is a solution to our global warming problem haven’t studied the subject deeply. If they had, they’d know that embracing nuclear energy from fission is like jumping from the proverbial frying pan into the fire. …

by Elisa Graf If there are silver linings to be gleaned by living through a pandemic, having learned to place more value on our time could very well be one of them. As daily life ground to a halt through lockdown after lockdown, millions of us found ourselves with more…

By Lynne Girdlestone For more than two years the world has been dealing with a host of negative effects from an incredibly destructive “agent of change”: the coronavirus. For over two months another crisis — the war in Ukraine — has grabbed the headlines and our hearts. Horrific things happen…

By Betsy Whitfill From all sides and all angles, from cities, towns and hamlets across the world, a new voice rises… the voice of humanity calling for peace, as they work together to alleviate the pain and suffering of innocents in Ukraine and derail the creep toward worldwide war. From…

By Betsy Whitfill America stands not at a crossroads, but in a wilderness, seemingly unable to see a path to her future. Years of political turmoil have stirred the people into wakefulness, but we are bewildered by the passions, the potential loss of all that we’ve relied on…our institutions, our…

By Cher Gilmore If you’re reading this article, you’re almost certainly on a spiritual path — whether you’re searching for the teaching that fits you best, or practicing the principles of one you’ve already chosen. For most thinking people, the spiritual journey starts broad and shallow and ends narrow and…