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Transformation publishes great writing at the intersection of the personal and political, believing that deep change is possible where love meets social justice.
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionDegrowth and the emerging mosaic of alternativesAfter decades on the defensive, the left has once again started to embrace positive visions of the future.
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionWho’s afraid of vulnerability?Reframing vulnerability as a strength is what makes transformation possible.
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Published in:TransformationPsychotherapy as activismHow effective is a therapeutic intervention that only asks survivors to change in the aftermath of sexual violence?
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Published in: TransformationThirty articles on nonviolent protestEven under aggressive provocation, nonviolence remains the key to success in the struggle against injustice.
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Published in: TransformationCan a pandemic dislodge us from privatized parenting?This is the perfect opportunity to bring wisdom from social movements into our families and vice-versa.
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Published in: TransformationCan we really change the tech sector?A review of Wendy Liu’s ‘Abolish Silicon Valley’
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Published in: TransformationCovid-19 and global warming: two good reasons to eat fewer animalsShifting to a flexitarian diet will help to prevent pandemics, fight climate change, and feed the world sustainably.
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Published in: TransformationFear: the emotion whose time has comeA psychological perspective on Covid-19.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionIs there a role for NGOs in the transformation of society?In the last five years we’ve published 30 articles on NGOs and social change. What do they reveal?
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Published in: TransformationStop narrating the pandemic as a story of warStories inspire action, so let’s tell ones that emphasise solidarity and care.
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to the USA: a place where bad ideas never dieCovid-19 reveals the disastrous effects of longer-term trends in American politics and culture.
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Published in: TransformationHow Black women are reshaping AfrofuturismA science fiction genre known for its utopian and liberatory themes has become a vehicle for Black women artists.
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Published in: TransformationThis pandemic shows that Gandhi’s 'practical idealism' is possibleA new society can develop from the ways people are responding to this unprecedented disaster.
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Published in: TransformationCOVID-19: don’t sacrifice our elders on the altar of the economyThe belief that some lives are expendable is deeply rooted in the history of empire consciousness.
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Published in: TransformationLife under lockdown: kindness to strangers but conflict at home?At a time when even the strongest relationships are being tested, how can we avoid igniting the domestic tinder?
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Published in: TransformationWhy do some religious groups defy public health orders even in a pandemic?Culture and collective memory can be just as influential as science, medicine and government.
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Published in: TransformationCan mindfulness help us in the midst of COVID-19 - and beyond?If we connect our contemplative practices with social realities we can fashion a healthier present and a better future.
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Published in: TransformationHow to get mutual aid to those who need it mostThe deep digital divide means organizers must step away from their screens to reach low-income residents.
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Published in: TransformationPurposeful solitude: reading Thoreau in a lockdownThe connection between public engagement and private retreat is deeper than we think.
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Published in: TransformationLearning in a lockdown: children, kindness and social change“If you are not kind to everyone, then you are just not kind.”
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Published in: TransformationWhy the panic over toilet paper - another case of death denial?Covid-19 should remind us that human supremacy is an illusion.
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Published in: TransformationSeven building blocks for a post-corona worldWith regular life on pause, we have a chance to stop and question the path we are taking at the deepest level.
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Published in: TransformationDoes Dietrich Bonhoeffer have any relevance for today?In these days of solitude and waiting, we have to remain connected to the sources of our strength.
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