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A principled basis on which to structure responsibility
A principled basis on which to structure responsibility
The Oxford Word of 2019
The word of the year for 2019 is "Climate Emergency," according to Oxford Dictionaries. Last year, that honor went to "Toxic."
Climate emergency is defined as "a situation in which urgent action …
Positive Versus Negative Internet Exploring
Counsel on purposefully choosing positive images and stories to maintain balance.
Surviving Survival
A timely book on survivors and their quests to return to the land of the living after close encounters with trauma.
Mine
An emotionally affecting documentary about animal rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina and people's desperate quest to find their beloved pets.
The Language of Houses
Alison Lurie on how our homes are often looked at as sacred sites.
The Wind Rises
The life, work, and love story of an aviation engineer in Japan prior to World War II directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Would You Eat Your Cat?
Jeremy Stangroom on questioning if we are morally responsible for climate change.
Unstoppable
Three cheers for two working-class heroes who put their lives on the line for people they don't even know.
A Prayer for a Sober View of Disaster
"No one ever understood disaster until it came," wrote Josephine Herbst in Nothing Is Sacred. Sadly, people who are now facing hurricane inundations, wildfires, and earthquakes know that feeling of …