In many conflicts, dehumanization plays a major role. What is dehumanization? It includes killing and violence against the Other. It includes slavery of the Other. It includes discrimination and ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On December 14,1995 leaders from Bosnia and ...

Philosophers believe in the power of thinking—not positive thinking in the Norman Vincent Peale and Joel Osteen sense, but precise thinking. They may place too much hope in the power of conceptual ...

Why do we make others feel less than? Racism, sexism, homophobia, torture, even genocide. These are some of the horrible things that can happen when a group of people is dehumanized, or thought of as ...

We don’t have to accept psychic numbing or endless violence as the only possible responses to our broken world. Relatives of the victims of the atomic bomb offer flowers at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph ...

When you see the president or other politicians use terms like “animals” or, even worse, “infestation” (a term usually reserved for insects), they are engaging in dehumanization. People use ...

For the past 11 weeks, we Palestinians have seen enough tragedies to fill several lifetimes. The Palestinian coders and techies I worked with built bridges to Silicon Valley. Amid Israel’s bombing, ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...