Connecting Goodness
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democracy

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'Philosophy is an Art of Living Together' on World Philosophy Day

The Editors · November 17, 2016

New York, N.Y. Marking World Philosophy Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) is encouraging people of the world to share t…

The Road to Recovery with Norman Marcus, M.D.

Lorraine Cancro, MSW: Eye on Humanity · July 23, 2011

New York, N.Y. “Jim” is a Marine who is currently being treated for chronic pain by Norman Marcus, MD. With an effective and innovative treatment intervention, Jim avoide…

My Favorite Coffee Table Book: India Unveiled

Jim Luce · April 10, 2010

R obert Arnett's India Unveiled is, for my taste, Coffee Book of the Decade. Did you know that India is the most populous democracy in the world? It is the second-most po…

Winning Hearts & Minds, Transforming Lives in Jamaica

Rosalea Hamilton, Ph.D. · October 31, 2010

Kingston, Jamaica. For decades, Jamaica has been facing high and rising debt to GDP ratios that has undermined its capacity to achieve sustainable growth and has contribu…

Secularism: Surprisingly More Popular in Turkey than in U.S.

Daniel Santana · June 7, 2009

New York, N.Y. Recently the Turkish Cultural Center in New York held a panel discussion on whether coexistence is possible between religious and secular forces in the Mus…

Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible

Jim Luce · August 29, 2009

New York, N.Y. Thirty years ago people could sing and dance in Afghanistan. Then the Taliban took control, instituted Sharia law and, as described in the film The Kite Ru…