Greater Good

Articles: What Happens When Compassion Hurts?

Articles: You Talkin’ To Me?

Sociologist Randall Collins suggests four practical, research-tested ways to defuse violence.

Articles: Why Is There Peace?

Violence is declining, argues psychologist Steven Pinker. What are we doing right?

Articles: Beyond Sex and Violence

Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
by Malcolm Pott s and Thomas Hayden
Benbella Books, 2008, 457 pages

Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory
by Randall Co llins
Princeton University Press, 2008, 584 pages

Articles: The Greatest Test

Forgiveness improves health and strengthens relationships. But can it help heal the scars of civil war?

Raising Happiness: Well, Most Kids Are Alright

Articles: Is Violence on the Decline?

Articles: Hope on the Battlefield

Military leaders know a secret: The vast majority of people are overwhelmingly reluctant to take a human life.

Articles: Forgiveness in Action

Articles: Bystanders to Genocide

An Interview with Philip Gourevitch

Articles: Kitty Genovese, American Icon

Articles: We Are All Bystanders

But we don’t have to be. Dacher Keltner and Jason Marsh explain why we sometimes shackle our moral instincts, and how we can set them free.

Articles: The Prison Guard’s Dilemma

Articles: Caught in the Crossfire

Articles: Courage Under Fire

When the Bosnian civil war broke out, Svetlana Broz searched for the humanity behind the horrific headlines. She found stories of people who risked their lives to help victims of the war—and who inspired others to follow their example.