Is it ok for victims of childhood abuse to pity themselves?

Europe’s collective amnesia about its human atrocities and refugee flows is becoming more pronounced. Here's why it’s vital to remember them.

Can the world be reconstructed through the fusion of personal and social change? We say yes, and here's what we're learning.

Structural solutions are vital, but real security starts inside each one of us.

With neither past nor future in common, what do relationships that exist entirely in the present have to offer? (video: 5 minutes)

Recognizing that privilege is unearned is essential to dismantling the white saviour complex.

Stepping into other people’s shoes has been a catalytic force for social change throughout human history.

Compassion isn’t the property of Labour or the Conservatives, but when both parties embrace it does it mean anything at all?

Could society be rebuilt around understanding and compassion instead of shame? The effects would be revolutionary. 

Why does love matter for democracy? A conversation with one of the world’s leading philosophers. 

Being able to transmit and receive on so many different levels to such a variety of audiences may be rewiring us for better emotional health.

It's not hard to bring more equality into each other’s lives. Here are seven concrete ideas and experiments.

Trauma runs through the narratives of both Israelis and Palestinians in the form of the Holocaust and the Nakba. But in order to rationalize their moral superiority, both sides actively deny the other’s suffering.

Survival on £35 a week, the everyday boredom of waiting for a trial, and how the system needs to be humanised: a UK asylum seeker speaks out.

Caregiving is neither a male nor female responsibility - it’s what helps to make us all human. It’s time we reshaped society and social norms to make equality possible. 

How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? A new book provides some answers.

Cities globally are starting to criminalize homelessness: banning begging and making free food provision illegal. I work within LGBTQ communities, whose multiple oppressions lead to a high level of homelessness. When I see police disrupting rough sleepers, I remember their life stories.