Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 day agoNo Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics
The majority of Iranian Americans oppose the war on Iran, despite media portrayal of pro-monarchy sentiments.
#conflict-reduction
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Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 days agoHow Dissolving Your Nonprofit Can Strengthen the Sector | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Nonprofit leaders must sometimes choose to dissolve organizations intentionally rather than forcing survival in a weakened state.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoI stopped explaining myself when I apologize and the reactions taught me exactly which people in my life had been treating my explanations as retractions. To them, sorry with a reason attached meant sorry didn't really count, and sorry without one meant I was finally admitting fault on their terms. - Silicon Canals
Apologies without explanations reveal who truly listens and who seeks loopholes.
Left-wing politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
5 days agoHow to Undermine Authoritarian Control: On Empowering Parallel Institutions | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Civil society must demonstrate the necessity of democratic institutions and social services to protect them from dismantling efforts by ultra-elites.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI'm 37 and I realized I wasn't actually a good person the day my wife said "you're kind to strangers and cruel to the people closest to you" - and the worst part wasn't the accusation, it was that I couldn't argue because I'd been using up all my patience on people who didn't matter and coming home empty - Silicon Canals
Kindness should be abundant at home, not rationed for public interactions, to foster authentic connections with loved ones.
Media industry
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
4 days agoPolitics in an Attention Economy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Candidates must be cultural figures to succeed in today's American politics, navigating an attention economy shaped by algorithms.
fromNature
6 days agoNow is the time for scientific societies to guide global research
Modern scientific societies are increasingly vulnerable due to their dependence on membership fees and journal subscriptions, which are being challenged by the rise of virtual networking and open-access publishing.
Science
Non-profit organizations
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 week agoThe Women Who Logged on Anyway and Would Not Be Silenced by War | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Nonprofits play a crucial role in supporting communities during crises, particularly in providing education to women in conflict zones.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago6 signs someone grew up as the mediator between their parents, according to family therapists, and why those skills make them exceptional at work but exhausted in their own relationships - Silicon Canals
Children who mediate parental conflict develop skills that benefit their careers but can hinder personal relationships later in life.
#international-law
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoThe security council has allowed unchecked power and brutality. To protect peace, we must reform the UN | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
International law violations lead to chaos, with the UN's inaction and the rise of armed conflicts threatening global security and humanitarian principles.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks agoWhy international law is still the world's best defence
The post-World War II international legal order faces erosion from ultranationalism, great-power rivalries, and norm violations, risking a return to force-based politics where power supersedes principle.
Women in technology
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago3. Colombia: Mothers for Peace
Carmen Elena, a Colombian woman displaced by violence that killed her husband and brother, lost her project to create a safe village for mothers protecting children from armed group recruitment after USAID withdrew funding.
Miscellaneous
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoWar as a Psychological State
Authoritarian and narcissistic leaders share a fragile ego unable to tolerate challenge, causing them to experience political opposition as personal threat and deploy military as an extension of their distorted ego rather than as a policy tool.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoHow to Help Communities Rebound from Crisis and Disaster
Disaster psychology provides an empirically-based framework for building community resilience and growth during crises through understanding predictable psychological phases and natural recovery mechanisms.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoWill the Board of Peace live up to its name?
United States President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, saying it's one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world. This is all part of the agreement to reach a ceasefire in Gaza after more than two years of Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians in the territory. Trump said the board will work in partnership with the United Nations to address crises far beyond Gaza.
US politics
fromHarvard Business Review
2 months ago"People Need Unifying Messages"
In this issue of the HBR Executive Agenda, editor at large Adi Ignatius talks to Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati about how leaders can act with clarity amid rising social tension and rapid technological change.
Business
Miscellaneous
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month agoPrisoner exchanges are not peace, but they are human - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
A large prisoner exchange returned 314 POWs, reuniting families and freeing unlawfully prosecuted Ukrainians, but such swaps do not indicate genuine diplomatic progress.
Social justice
fromFortune
1 month agoI've studied nonviolent resistance in war zones for 20 years and Minnesota reminds me of Colombia, the Philippines and Syria | Fortune
Organized, disciplined nonviolent community action and mutual aid can protect migrants from violent immigration enforcement but requires courage and carries real risk.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoColombia to resume peace talks with ECG after temporary suspension
Colombia's government has announced it will resume peace talks with the powerful Gulf Clan, also known as the Gaitanist Self-Defence Forces (ECG), after the criminal group expressed concern about a recent deal with the United States. Tuesday's announcement addresses a temporary suspension the Gulf Clan announced earlier this month, in the wake of a meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart, Donald Trump.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoAs Sudanese city returns to life after two-year siege, drone threat lingers
Life is cautiously returning to the streets of Dilling, the second largest city in South Kordofan state, after the Sudanese army broke a suffocating siege that had isolated the area for more than two years. For months, the city had been encircled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), cutting off vital supply lines and trapping civilians in a severe humanitarian crisis.
World news
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