Intellectuals & Their America Dissent, a quarterly magazine of politics and culture, invited several leading intellectuals to participate in a forum about the culture and politics of the US. […]
Archives for August 2012
Welcome | august 2012
Dissent, the less popular sister-word of protesting, is not a term we hear often. We hear protesting a lot – maybe because it’s about action. But they’re both important. Dissent […]
Tolerating Vulnerability & Visibility
Sometimes, I get really mad at personal development and heightened self-awareness. I think as a deep practitioner, you aren’t really supposed to say that, but I sometimes do. Mostly because […]
The Aftermath of Occupy Will Surpass the Gains of 1960s Activism
Unemployed young people are the reason the Occupy movement just might create more significant gains than those of the 1960s. That is saying a lot, but just think about it. […]
Domestic Work Is An Act of Love
When the National Labor Relations Act was passed to protect the rights of workers in the US, “to win votes for the 1938 law from Southern lawmakers, President Franklin D. […]
Are People Who Meditate the Top Social Change Agents?
If you meditate, you’re more likely to be for sustainability of communities, the environment, and other similar issues. Do you meditate? A few weeks ago, the New York Times Article “How […]
Ai-Jen Poo | Domestic Workers & Finding Balance Through the Lens of Love
Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), has been organizing immigrant women workers since 1996. In 2000 she co-founded Domestic Workers United, the New York based organization […]
Making Global Labor Fair
“None of us want to be accessories to a human-rights abuse in a global supply chain. But right now, most of the companies involved in these supply chains don’t […]
Power, Transitions & Noticing
It’s 5:55 am on Tuesday, and before I step on my yoga mat I’m already thinking about savasana, my to do list for work, what to eat for breakfast […]
On Spiritual Retreat
Like we do every summer, this past July XC hosted our Inner Justice Intensive retreat (IJI), one of our signature offerings for agents of change. It’s a retreat that’s meant […]