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Why this gay Buddhist teacher is dubious about Buddhist refuge in the Trump era

BY PABLO DAS NOVEMBER 17, 2016 originally published in Lion’s Roar Last week, someone sent me a link to the LionsRoar.com article, “Buddhist Teachers Respond to Trump’s Presidential Win.” Several Buddhist teachers had written … Continue reading

2016/11/18 · Leave a comment

Cornell West: Goodbye Neoliberalism

Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new era is here | Cornel West Cornel West originally published in the Guardian UK ‘What is to be done? First we must try to tell the … Continue reading

2016/11/18 · Leave a comment

How to Survive the Election Apocalypse

These presentations from Josh Korda (When the Fit Hits the Shan) and Tommy Rosen (How to Avoid Relapse) can be useful guides for those of us affected by trauma, PTSD, addiction … Continue reading

2016/11/17 · Leave a comment

The End of Growth III: Weimar Republic

It’s Worse Than You Think by Chris Hedges http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/its_worse_than_you_think_20161111 New York City police officers guard Trump Tower, President-elect Donald Trump’s Manhattan home. (Richard Drew / AP) Widespread social unrest will ignite … Continue reading

2016/11/15 · 6 Comments

The End of Growth II: Why There is Trump

Raúl Ilargi Meijer Dorothea Lange Family of rural rehabilitation client, Tulare County, CA 1938 It’s over! The entire model our societies have been based on for at least as long as we … Continue reading

2016/11/15 · Leave a comment

The End of Growth and the Rise of Trump

[Editor: I am posting a series of articles that explain the rise of fascism as a feature of the end of global economic growth. Not satisfied with 1-3% growth, not … Continue reading

2016/11/15 · Leave a comment

Kimberle Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality

2016/11/15 · Leave a comment

In My Tribe: Confessions of a Post-Buddhist Dissident

Many of us who began to practice Buddhism as adults came with certain expectations of what Buddhism was about and what it could do for us. And likewise, once we … Continue reading

2016/11/13 · Leave a comment

Social: Why We Are Wired to Connect

Scientist Matthew Lieberman uncovers the neuroscience of human connections—and the broad implications for how we live our lives When we experience social pain — a snub, a cruel word — … Continue reading

2016/11/12 · Leave a comment

350.0rg Coalition Live Strategy Session

Editor: This recorded chat session, organized by 350.org, shows that we must work across movements and build a coalition that encompasses a plurality of interests, groups, faiths, identities, issues, politics and strategies. … Continue reading

2016/11/12 · Leave a comment

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