The World Peace Library has over 375 audio recordings with inspirational stories, skills training and powerful solutions by the world’s top peacebuilders, social change leaders, scientists, Indigenous elders and spiritual mentors. The World Peace Library is a gift to the world from The Shift Network. Designed to inspire, inform and involve people by highlighting best practices from around the world, the Library is a collective effort in partnership with hundreds of individuals and...

Al Franken CreditIllustration by Jillian Tamaki In case you didn't see the Sunday, May 28 "By the Book" interview with Senator Franken, I'd recommend it, especially the answer to the question about which book he would recommend that his fellow senators read—here is his answer: Paul Tough’s “ How Children Succeed ,” which is about the role trauma plays in a child’s development. It explains how, when a kid experiences events like extreme poverty or domestic violence or the death of a parent,...