Books by Steven Pinker and Hans Rosling, among others, and reports from the World Bank and the UN, all argue that world poverty has dropped dramatically, and the
The Gallup World Poll reveals the worst pockets of global suffering. On the map above, the darker the nation’s color, the worse the suffering, and the countries in
By 2020 the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) reported 71 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, half of whom qualify as refugees, and half of them are under the age
This site has two pillars, understanding world suffering and enabling compassion and other actions to alleviate suffering. Think of compassion as the desire to alleviate specific suffering. Exposure to a
Abstract To those living within the central zones of large cities worldwide, homelessness has become a common way of being. However, in suburban and rural areas it may
Like a bomb explosion, the number of American deaths from opioid abuse has quadrupled in four years to 66,000. Globally, there are about 200,000 estimated opiate-related deaths,
Hate and hatred describe extreme dislike at a deep emotional level. Anything can be the object, but we suffer most when the object of hate happens to be
Meaning as used here refers to thinking, caring and acting with purpose. Purpose refers to goals whereas meaning consists of the personal values underlying those purposes. Some interpret
The first half of 2017 has tossed the world order into a new set of vulnerabilities not previously experienced. We have been previously threatened by high risks of
