I’ve always paid close attention to the news. Indeed, I’ve come to understand my engagement with what the Washington Post’s Phil Graham called “the rough first draft of history” as a token of my ...

Some acts of compassion look like betrayal, silence, or cruelty. It’s only later, sometimes years later, that the full ...

Most people can recall a moment when someone chose compassion and kindness instead of making things harder, at home, at work, ...

Relying on donations and volunteers, the group runs programs like the Bed Program and Homeless Survival Bag Program. The nonprofit's mission is to build an inclusive community by meeting people's ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled a theory of Evolution that shook the scientific world: the survival of the fittest, where nature thrives on ruthless competition and efficiency. This dog-eat-dog ...

One of my first volunteer experiences as a retiree was to support the work of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded at the behest of Albert Einstein, a rather famous refugee, the IRC is ...

Compassion is not empathy, though compassion depends upon empathy. Whereas empathy is the ability to take another’s perspective—cognitive and/or emotional—compassion is the motivation to alleviate ...

The American Friends Service Committee says that it promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. Add to that compassion for others, and you have the basic philosophy that motivates ...

Amid a rapid, AI-driven technology boom and all the changes it's entailed, mental health issues due to social isolation have ...

I had spent three hours on the computer trying to check in for my flight home to the United States. Again and again I went through the same prompts, but at a certain point in the process, the ...

The use of animals for scientific research has a long history and has led to major medical advances, but we should not forget ...