From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey I know of leading organizations who ask their employees directly the following simple question in formal, 36-degree feedback processes: “Do you trust your boss?” These companies have learned that the answer to this one question is more predictive of […]
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From “Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future” by Patty Krawec Becoming kin often begins with having difficult conversations, and being willing to listen to the things marginalized people, the ones we are so used to helping, have to say can be difficult. It is one thing to help
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From “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race” by Willie Dwayne Francois III Colorblindness uses an idea of our biological human sameness to overlook cultural and experiential differences and negate economic and political opportunities that differ due to race. To be colorblind is to deny the structure of society. White noise
From “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims” by Jennifer Garcia Bashaw When the Bubonic Plague devastated Europe in the fourteenth century, killing millions, clerics saw it as divine retribution for the Jew’s “blasphemous and satanic” practices. This hatred and blame trickled down to the towns and villages, and in the years after the
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The survey, published the same day Pope Francis said ”no one can ignore” climate change, found that stronger religious convictions often paired with increased doubt in climate science. Read the free article here
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From “How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney When I asked Broockman and Kalla for a lead or two, they said to look deeper into something psychologists call elaboration, a state of active learning in which a person unpacks a new idea by relating to something they already
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Three materials — steel, cement and chemicals — form the building blocks of the modern world. But the industries that make them are among the world’s top climate polluters, and the solutions for cleaning them up are still emerging. In a special week of coverage, Canary Media explores how producers are working to dramatically transform
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From “The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy” by Christopher Beem Evangelicals are right to say that the United States has moved away from many of these beliefs and practices. Yet they go further; they believe that the cultured elite now spurns and denigrates anyone who still
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From “The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” by Sarah Augustine When friends visit our home on the Yakama reservation for the first time, they often ask why there is so much trash in the yards of many of our neighbors. This is what I might have asked, too,
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The shift to clean energy is underway. These charts show how, where — and how fast — that transition is happening. Read the free article here
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From “US: The Resurrection of American Terror” by Rev. Kenneth W. Wheeler I would hear her praying for me, her only son, her only child. I would hear her talking to God about me. Lord, keep him in your care. Throw your loving arms around him and protect him. Keep him from all hurt, and
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Fossil fuel plants contributed about a third of electricity supplies in 2023 and renewables a record 42% Read the free article here
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Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit? Read the free article here
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From “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People” by Brandan Robertson Now, I will not try to offer a comprehensive analysis of how America got to this dark moment – it would certainly take more than a book of this size to even broach the subject. But what I will say
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