A Five-Part Series on Sexual Exploitation in Buddhist Communities Part 4: What a Shame!: The Social Psychology of Convert Buddhist Communities Part 1: BPF Rising Up to End Sexual Abuse … Continue reading →
This report by Buddhist Project Sunshine includes the stories of three women who came forward to share the truth of their experience in Shambhala as victims of sexual assault by … Continue reading →
Poet Dionne Brand gave the commencement speech at the University of Toronto for the graduating class of 2018. Dionne Brand is a Black Canadian poet who was born in Trinidad … Continue reading →
In light of recent revelations of alleged sexual assault by Sakyong Mipham, spiritual leader of Shambhala International, of some of his female students (see reports in Buddhist magazines Tricycle and … Continue reading →
Babies in cages were no ‘mistake’ by Trump but test-marketing for barbarism [Editor: And the police shooting to death of unarmed Black youth was a ‘pre-test’ for Fascism that most … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court ruled on Trump’s travel ban barring entry for nationals from five predominantly Muslim countries. The Court ruled in support of Trump’s travel ban. I contend that historically … Continue reading →
Lately I’ve been studying media influenced by Buddhism. I’m curious about the way that contemporary Indians and South Asians view Buddhist culture, what meanings they attach to Buddhist symbolism. I … Continue reading →
The Northern Triangle’s agricultural crisis has been more than a decade in the making. [Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador] [Editor: I’m not one to say that climate change and the environment … Continue reading →
Editor: At the end of this post is a ‘Waking Up’ podcast by Sam Harris interviewing Andrew Yang, economist, entrepreneur and business educator, a who is running as a Democrat … Continue reading →
Separated migrant children are headed toward shelters with a history of abuse and neglect Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses … Continue reading →
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