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Not America First, ‘Humanity’ First

‘America First’ was the major theme of the President Trump’s inaugural address. Only 1,400 words long, it’s implications produced shockwaves … Read More

The Meaning of Living and Dying while Suffering

Sick mature woman lying in bed  – worried husband holding hands What does it mean to live and die? Those … Read More

Racism, Xenophobia  and Surges in Social Suffering

Social suffering has become a common label for the suffering of a group of people who serve as targets of … Read More

Suffering and the Rise of Populism

The year 2016 may be remembered as the year that right-wing populism grabbed a foothold in the English-speaking West. Donald … Read More

Learning Alleviation of Suffering from Service-learning

This is a summary of a longer report on service-learning by Med Wilkes Karraker. See author notes at the … Read More

Suffering of the Poor

Suffering in Word Pictures: While we generally associate extreme poverty with other parts of the world, … Read More

Ingredients of Personal Compassion

Several basic ingredients are essential to sustaining a compassion-filled life. Compassion is feeling enough concern for the suffering of others … Read More

Violence of Men against Women: A Top Cause of Human Suffering

Contemporary human suffering is the focus of Independent Lens PBS film … Read More

Practicing Compassion

  From compassion may come great bitterness or anger. But with training in the experience of compassion, we … Read More

Far-Reaching Implications of the Charter for Compassion

“The Charter for Compassion is a summons to action, not just a feel-good thing,” British … Read More