On AlterNet: compassion

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "compassion"

One Mother Explains How Her Sons' Addiction Brought Her to Anti-Drug-War Activism

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

A leader of Moms United to End the War on Drugs offers her thoughts on Mother's Day -- and how a sane, compassionate drug policy could actually keep our kids safe.

A Conservative Explains Why Right-Wingers Have No Compassion

Mike Lofgren, TruthOut.org. February 17, 2012.

A former Republican Senate Congressional staffer on why right-wingers think people without insurance deserve to die.

10 Catholic Teachings Conservatives Reject While Obsessing About Birth Control

Juan Cole, JuanCole.com. February 13, 2012.

Santorum and Gingrich are both Catholics, and wear their faith on their sleeves, but they are hypocritical in picking and choosing when they wish to listen to the bishops.

Do Men Love Differently Than Women?

Steven Stosny, Psychotherapy Networker. June 23, 2010.

In couples therapy, women and men often have very different ideas about what it means to feel and show "love."

This Is Your Brain on Bliss

YES! MagazineDecember 19, 2008.

Happiness doesn't have conditions; it can't be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being.