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  • Gandhi and the Move from Micro to Macro-morality

    Posted on Sunday, May 24, 2026 5:00AM by Daniel Gauss by Daniel Gauss Standing at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Gandhi in New Delhi, near where his corpse was cremated, I began to think about a problem I’ve been grappling with for a long time. With all the good, kind-hearted and sincere people in the world, why is…

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  • Explores the profound questions around what it means to be conscious and how our sense of self is shaped by the brain. Seth, a leading neuroscientist, brings together insights from philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to explain the mystery of human consciousness. Here are ten key lessons from this compelling work: 1. Consciousness as a Controlled…


  • The Egyptian-British activist stopped drinking water on Sunday in an effort to bring attention to his plight as COP27 began. Published On 9 Nov 20229 Nov 2022 Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. Concern over the fate of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is growing as he continues to…


  • Originally published: The Cradle  on November 10, 2024 by Anis Raiss (more by The Cradle)  |  (Posted Nov 11, 2024) Culture, Inequality, WarEurope, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Netherlands, PalestineNewswire For the first time in living memory, mainstream media has risen to defend football hooliganism. On 6 November, Tel Aviv’s traveling thugs arrived in Amsterdam, beginning their rampage by tearing down Palestinian solidarity flags,…


  • Gandhi goes rural

    POLITICS AND PLAY || Without Phoenix, there would have been no Mahatma Gandhi. In her book, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie brings that settlement and its rich and resonant history back to life Ramachandra Guha Published 16.11.24, 04:23 AM Phoenix Farm in Durban.Sourced by the Telegraph In November 1904, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi bought a large farm fourteen miles from…


  • Journalists who turn themselves into political activists inadvertently undermine democratic institutions. Yascha Mounk Nov 14, 2024 Thank you to everyone for the insightful comments on the question I asked on Sunday. I learned a lot. Since this experiment is going well so far, we’re keeping the comments open for today’s column. Just remember: Be nice to…


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