The United States once championed democracy. Now it is retreating behind militarism, demagoguery and despotism.

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Also this week: The miracle of organ donation and the beauty of the bullfinch. By Rachel Clarke Two bombshells this week for a doctor. First, the shock news that NHS England – at a single swipe of ...

The nonprofit group Mass Poetry is holding their Teen Spoken Word Festival at Emerson College. The Write Here | Write Now | Speak Loud Festival featured workshops, performances, and competitions ...

MacKenzie Bailey, a senior at Logos Academy in York, secured a top-five finish at the 2025 Pennsylvania Poetry Out Loud state championship, held on March 3 at the State Museum in Harrisburg.

In fact, a study my team published in August 2024 with adults over 50 with hoarding disorder suggests that altruism, a personality trait of wanting to help others, may explain why some people keep ...

Gurdwaras worldwide uphold this custom to promote altruism, social integration and religious tolerance. Singh adds that many foreigners and local Chinese people come to enjoy the tasty vegetarian ...

In “Unshrunk,” Laura Delano chronicles her struggles with mental illness — and the endless parade of pills meant to treat it. By Casey Schwartz Working to cover rent and insurance, “I ...

In the final episode of Political Poems, Mark and Seamus discuss ‘Little Gidding’, the fourth poem of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Emerging out of Eliot’s experiences of the Blitz, ‘Little Gidding’ ...

Denise D. Cummins is a research psychologist, an Elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and the author of Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas That Influence the Way We Think ...

And danced to the melodies of desire. O Rabab, singing minstrel of the dunes, Before your melodies my poor heart swoons You are desire’s spy, whispering sands The secrets of the heart are in ...

This Friday, the timeless verses of Homer’s Iliad will resonate in the courtyard of the Acropolis Museum, as Greece celebrates World Poetry Day with a free, day-long event hosted by ERT’s Third ...