BY MITCH HOROWITZ From the classic halftime locker room speech to recent mind-body studies of peak performance, the benefits of a motivated mind have long been a source of intrigue in sports and physical achievement. Although motivational techniques are not new to athletics, athletes themselves, from college wrestlers to Olympic medalists, have never been so…
By Harv Bishop Singer-songwriters from Pete Seeger and Joan Baez to Michael Franti and Spearhead provide the fuel that powers social movements and appeals to our better angels. Deanna Grenier-Mullins is one of an emerging group of New Thought singer-songwriters embracing social justice and progressive New Thought’s mission of creating world that works for everyone….
By Sara Nichols We must reject all ideas that politics is any different from spiritual practice. After close to 20 years as an attorney and professional legislative advocate for consumer and labor rights in Congress and the California legislature, I became the full-time Spiritual Leader of the Center for Spiritual Living, a Religious Science church…
By Mitch Horowitz One of the most influential books I read in college was Barbara Ehrenreich’s brilliant critique of gender politics, The Hearts of Men. It was little wonder that as I neared my senior year I became an active member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the organization that Ehrenreich co-chaired along with my…
By Harv Bishop “The money that is now being spent in preparing for war would completely abolish poverty from the Earth. It is a terrific thing that, right now, the world is in a position to do away with impoverishment!” “…When only six percent of the National Budget is for the alleviation of impoverishment and…
