What a Zen Buddhist teacher’s lessons on death and dying taught me about climate change activism The inspiration for this piece comes from a recent Twitter exchange with Anna Jane Joyner, co-host of the brilliant climate change podcast, No Place Like Home. …

For many of us, the coronavirus pandemic feels like an earthquake. Everything we thought was solid—our relationships, our plans, our livelihoods, our safety, our societies—have begun to shake and fall apart. Our overwhelming instinct in a time like this is deeply mammalian: flee, fight, freeze, or faint. …

I’m the son of Ruth, a second-generation immigrant, high-school educated single mom who came of age during the chaos of WWII. An avid reader, life-long learner, and woman of faith, she instilled in me a passion for education and a deep concern for the welfare of the world. Thanks to…