On AlterNet: empathy

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

Conservatives: Giant Bullies Who Abuse the Weak

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. May 14, 2012.

Mitt Romney is a bully. And he's just right for the GOP.

Is Babysitting the Ultimate Source of Our Ability to Understand Each Other?

Maia Szalavitz, Bruce D. Perry, William Morrow Press. May 17, 2010.

What the social impulses of teenage girls may reveal about the development of altruism.

Are We Selfish Individuals or an Empathic Society? The Answer Could Determine Whether We Have a Future

Jeremy Rifkin, Tarcher/Penguin. March 27, 2010.

The industrial age built on and propelled by fossil fuels is coming to an end. What replaces it is at the center of our fight for survival.

As Justice Sotomayor Hits the High Court, A Defense of Empathy

Rick DeJesús-Rueff, Christian Science Monitor. October 7, 2009.

Weighing and balancing perspectives with empathy is a better recipe for justice than "blindness," which can cause us to miss the glaring injustices of our legal system.

When Republicans Liked Empathy in Judicial Nominees

Kos, Daily Kos. July 15, 2009.

Check out what the first Bush had to say about Clarence Thomas.

The 10 Dumbest Things Republicans Have Said About the Sotomayor Hearings

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.

A list of the most ridiculous questions, jabs and rants by GOP lawmakers and other conservatives.

Sotomayor Confirmation Circus: Jeff Sessions Says Baffling, Stupid Things About Race

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. July 14, 2009.

If I didn't know better, I might think Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has a preoccupation with issues related to race and ethnicity.

The GOP's Pathetic Wailing Against Sotomayor's Confirmation

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 14, 2009.

Sotomayor will be confirmed. But the drama stirred up by Republicans reveals some interesting things about race in the age of Obama.

"Sen. Kyl Just Said 'Wise Latina.' Everyone Drink!": Liveblogging the Sotomayor Hearing

Doug Kendall, Huffington Post. July 13, 2009.

The Republicans come out swinging against judicial empathy and the infamous 'wise Latina' remark.

Conservatives Are Waging a War on Empathy -- We Can't Let Them Win

George Lakoff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

Conservatives are trying to redefine empathy as irrational personal feeling. In fact, empathy is the basis of our democracy and must be defended.