One of the supposed drawbacks of being an activist, or striving to live with compassion and integrity (which is also activism, even if you're not a storm-the-barracades type), is that you take on the world's problems along with your own. And that can be tough. But one of the huge ...

Boston, MA, Saturday, November 12 The Time of Your Life: Time Management and Overcoming Procrastination 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. including lunch break Grub Street Writers

I had often thought when I encountered cruelty and neglect that there was a whole army of people who did these unspeakable things, a great, unheeding horde who never spared a thought for the feelings of the helpless creatures who depended on them. It was frightening in a way, but ...

I recently helped start Vegan Protest Fuel, which delivers delicious, sustaining vegan meals to peaceful protesters advocating for democracy and social justice. In just over a week, we collected more than $1000 in grassroots donations from throughout the U.S. and Canada, and delivered hundreds of delicious vegan meals and snacks ...

I urge everyone to view this remarkable video of Egyptian activist Wael Ghonim ("the Google guy") on the role social media played in the Egyptian revolution. This is why I'm optimistic about the future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvJxasiSZ8

I had a stupendous response to the Tiger Mom/King's Speech piece - it obviously struck a nerve. Here's a sampling: Confirming my decision to critique Amy "Tiger Mom" Chua's parenting style: "Not only we have the right to criticize abuse of any sort, it is our obligation to do so, ...

You've probably heard about Amy Chua, the so-called Tiger Mom. A few weeks ago she had a firestorm of publicity around her book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, in which she boasts of her authoritarian and coercive parenting methods, which include not only insisting that her daughters follow ...

Success can bring a sense of loss, as Joan Bolker eloquently notes in Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: "How do we deal with the fact that there is sadness as well as joy about each major step we take forward – including finishing a doctoral degree? You ...