Articles: Three Lessons from Mitt Romney about Bullying
By Jeremy Adam Smith | May 14, 2012Mitt Romney stands accused of homophobic bullying in high school. But what positive lessons can we draw from the story?
Tag: Justice
Tag: Justice
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Articles: Can Restorative Justice Keep Schools Safe?
By Jeremy Adam Smith | March 6, 2012How one big-city district cut suspensions and expulsions—and why they may rise again.
Articles: Does Sharing Come Naturally to Kids?
By Jason Marsh | February 24, 2011Believe it or not, a new study suggests young kids have a strong tendency to cooperate.
Articles: Quiet Justice
By Charles Halpern | June 29, 2010Meditating lawyers? It's no joke. Charles Halpern has been leading a movement to promote empathy and mindfulness in the practice of law.
Articles: The Latest on Policing Bias
By Jason Marsh | May 27, 2010A task force finds evidence of unconscious racial bias among law enforcement--and makes recommendations to curb it.
Articles: Mindfulness Behind Bars
By Elizabeth Cohen | May 26, 2010Elizabeth Cohen has found that mindfulness can not only help reduce anger and aggression inside prison walls. It can give inmates skills they need for life after release.
Articles: Justice For All
By Kathleen Kenna | Spring/Summer 2005Rehabilitating inmates in America’s prisons and jails may seem like a lost cause. But one innovative program has helped them empathize with their victims and turn their lives around.
Articles: Truth and Reconciliation
By Desmond Tutu | Fall 2004Forgiveness is not just personally rewarding. It's also a political necessity, says Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He explains how forgiveness allowed South Africans to imagine a new beginning-one based on honesty, peace, and compassion.
Articles: The New Science of Forgiveness
By Everett L. Worthington Jr. | Fall 2004Everett L. Worthington, Jr. has dedicated his career to the study of forgiveness. He has found that it carries tremendous health and social benefits—and he's taken his research to heart.
Articles: A Change of Heart
By Jason Marsh | Spring 2004An interview with former Illinois Governor George Ryan
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Articles: It’s a Family Thing
By Jason Marsh | Spring 2004La Bodega de la Familia delivers a different kind of justice
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Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
May 28, 2013A giant in the field of social psychology draws on five decades of teaching and research to reveal the secrets of a fulfilling life to today's graduating seniors.
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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Five Reasons Why It’s a Good Time to be a Dad
June 12, 2013Feeling fed up and burned out, Dad? That may be a sign of progress, says Jeremy Adam Smith.
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How the Mind Can Heal the Heart
June 19, 2013Tara Bennett-Goleman and Daniel Goleman explain the science behind "mind whispering"—a technique for overcoming self-defeating habits of mind.
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How to Make Giving Feel Good
June 18, 2013Studies show giving makes people happy, and happiness makes people give--but not always. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton offer three ways to help people feel good about giving.
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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Walker’s life is in a downward spiral until she takes unusual advice from a friend: to give away 29 gifts in 29 days.
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