Often, things that are seen as a problem in society are not: the house where locals and refugees live and work together. 

A new generation of activists is developing a much healthier and more emotionally-intelligent culture.

The quest for profit is transforming the natural world. Can it be halted?

A unique affordable-housing community supports both foster families and elders who might be looking for a few extra grandchildren.

Well over half of all prisoners in the UK have personality disorders and other mental health problems. What are we doing?

From specialized clinics for African Americans to social media events that take the shame out of sharing, there's a growing movement to heal the psychological scars of racism.

Socio-economic determinism is inadequate as an explanation of criminality.

I'm leaving after three years at openDemocracy. Here are some of my favourite, must-read articles from writers to watch out for.

A new book from one of the world’s leading philosophers brims with ideas about gender, collective action and insecurity.

When governments place maximizing revenue over serving those in need, the vulnerable are harmed. And when the vulnerable are harmed, so are we all. 

To stop the economy’s advance towards greed and destruction, we need new metaphors and images that inspire a radically different alternative.

After VE Day, a look at how trauma can transcend generations, and the need for peacebuilding work to overcome the consequences of conflict.

Drag is everywhere. Drag is looks you created and looks you woke up with. At heart, the transformative nature of makeup is about allowing your curious self to flourish.

Can creativity survive in the climate of fear and coercion that’s emerging in our schools? 

There is always a choice. If we have the strength to survive oppression, we have the strength to choose not to abuse each other.

We're never going to get anywhere as long as our economies of attraction resemble the economies of attraction of white supremacy.

I never wanted a child. But now I am a double mother: to my own mother as she copes with Alzheimer's, and to a son I didn't give birth to.