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Neuroscience offers activists lessons of hope

Neuroscientist Dr. Marco Iacoboni discusses both the promise and the limits of empathy, and points toward hope in the brain’s plasticity.

February 17, 2026

From the West Bank to the Twin Cities — active hope in a time of occupation

Co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce, Mel Duncan, discusses the shared dynamics of nonviolent resistance and organizing community care in the Twin Cities and West Bank.

January 27, 2026

How we can shift from systems of domination to cultures of partnership

Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.

January 13, 2026

Taoism and the inner practice of nonviolence in winter

Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.

December 18, 2025

How international solidarity can help stop Sudan’s genocide

Sudanese organizer Mubarak Elamin discusses Sudan’s long history of nonviolent resistance and international complicity.

November 18, 2025

The power of ‘protective presence’ in Palestine

Meta Peace Team member Sheila McCarthy discusses how unarmed civilian protection teams help Palestinians, especially children, remain safely on their land.

November 3, 2025

Galvanizing power through joyful, local action

Solutions journalist Sarah Van Gelder discusses what life would look like if we centered love and interdependence as the sources of power.

October 21, 2025

A world beyond war

Lifelong peace activist Kathy Kelly discusses the urgent need to move beyond militarism and the false promises of security through violence.

October 13, 2025

What does the next health care system look like?

Integrative family physician Dr. Deb Roman discusses what is needed to move the U.S. toward a health system that truly supports healing.

September 24, 2025

Why closed borders don’t keep us safe

Journalist and author John Washington draws on decades of research and reporting to challenge common assumptions about migration.

September 10, 2025
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