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Recent Posts
The Political is Personal–And Vice Versa
The political and personal and vice versa. See how viewing these two statements from a systems perspective can help change the way we try to change the world.
Commons Project
The Commons Project is one of the most promising efforts to build community and confront toxic polarization on line.
Zebras, Unite!
In the next months, I'll be writing about groups which will be featured in my new book, Connecting the Dots. This one is about one of my favorites, Zebras Unite.
Stranger’s Guide
Stranger's Guide is a travel magazine and a whole lot more. Here, I look at how it adds to my work as a peacebuilder.
La Rentrée
Vive la Rentrée! When I used to spend a lot of time in France, the first week in September was known as la rentrée because it felt like the whole country [...]
Connecting the Dots Across Generations
Connecting the Dots Across Generations I haven’t written a blog post in three weeks. No, I haven’t been goofing off or enjoying our return to so-called normal. Instead, I’ve been trying [...]
Political Therapy–2
The second in a pair of posts about the need for society-wide therapy in response to the crises of the 2020s.
Political Therapy–1
The first of two blog posts on why we need social therapy. Inspired by my own therapist, of course.
Democracy in America
Many of us think that democracy is under threat in the United States. In this week's post, I discuss how and why people reach such a conclusion, if it warranted, and, especially, what we can do about it.
Having Fun While Building Peace
Having Fun While Building Peace I’m told that I’m pretty funny,This is the first time I've used footnotes in a blog post. It's fitting that the post is about humor. [...]
Getting Beyond High Conflict
In this week's post, I use publication of Amanda Ripley's new book, High Conflict, to discuss how her work has changed the way I do my own work.
Finding the Dots
I will be writing a book on social change called Connecting the Dots. Here is my reasoning fo rch
The World is Messed Up Discuss
Three events in the late 1980s turned my professional and political life around. They are still relevant today. Not just for me. For you, too.
Connecting the Dots
This blog post is actually a draft of the first chapter of my next book, tentatively entitled, Connecting the Dots, in which i'll try to show how young people are leading the way toward taking peacebuilding, democracy, and social justice to scale.
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
It is high time that people in the conflict resolution and peacebuilding communities started working with each other once more--the way we did when our field was created almost 40 years ago.
The Peacebuilding Pivot
Like basketball big men (and women), we peacebuilders have to learn to pivot into new and more productive ways of doing our work, most notably by joining forces with existing movements for social change and social justice.
Peacebuilding Entrepreneurs
I increasingly find myself working with students and young professionals who are trying to build a career in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. I often realize that they should start their own initiatives. Here's why.
USTRHT
The USTRHT is one of a number of initiatives that is working to strengthen and build ties across racial lines in the United States. In our case, we focus on reconciliation and healing.
Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan is an accidental peacebuilder. She also is a great one And a funny one. Learn more about her work here.
On Coups and Reconciliation
First thoughts on the implications of Wednesday's coup attempt for peacebuilders and others working for nonviolent social change.
Tackling the Issues
How should we peacebuilders tackle the issues facing this country, especially those that have thrown us all for a loop since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.