Click here to read part 1. By Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra Psychological survival meant relying on the time-honored mechanism of the immigrant community. Ours was peculiarly select. It consisted of poor Indian doctors living in the largely black neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain in Boston, where rows of cheap apartments served as the temporary shtetl [...]
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Deepak Chopra: “Immigration Is Us,” an American Story (Part 1)
By Deepak Chopra and Sanjiv Chopra When you hear the word immigrant, what conjures up in your mind? Is it illegal vs. legal immigrants, contentious debates over immigration reform, or the Arizona lawman, Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as “America’s toughest Sheriff?” Chances are that most people are not aware of the fact that nearly one of [...]
Meet Ed Snowden, the 29-Year-Old Behind the NSA Leak
With Bradley Manning’s trial underway and the ongoing discourse over Julian Assange and Wikileaks, whistle-blowing has become a household word. The news of last week’s National Security Agency breach may have alarmed officials, but what’s almost more intriguing is the 29-year-old NSA contractor who came forward as the source of that leaked information. In an [...]
What We Can Learn From Being Judged
We’ve all experienced the deflating feeling when someone judges us. Whether to our face or through a friend, the words carry the same weight. Someone else is saying we are less than, we aren’t good enough, we have failed, we are on the wrong path, or we are a disappointment. Even the strongest of us [...]
How Many Slaves Are Working for You?
You may be surprised to hear this, but slavery did not end with the abolition movement. Abraham Lincoln and countless other freedom fighters around the world make huge strides for the cause of emancipation, but even today human trafficking and involuntary servitude are massive and often unknown global issues. According to TraffickFree.org, there are actually [...]
Life is beautiful and good.
No! No, there will never be a discussion on this subject! No, I will not talk about this! Why? Because it is like putting my hands in the mud and twisting my fingers, splashing, spraying slime and decay all over my face. I will not talk about what “they are doing”. I will not talk [...]
Shameless Dancing on Margaret Thatcher’s Grave
The news of Margaret Thatcher’s death has been surprisingly sobering to me. It brought on a quiet mood from me. I hadn’t ever answered the questions I’d been asking myself about her. And now she’s gone. What do I feel about that? I think of where I grew up in the 80′s - in a [...]
Facebook to Spend Millions on Immigration Reform (infographic)
We all know about the exorbitant sums corporations funnel into the government – the whole “voting with your wallet” maxim certainly pans out when that wallet is full of millions. Turns out the practice is not lost on tech companies, now some of the biggest influencers in the public sphere. This week, Facebook founder and [...]
Deepak Chopra: How to Build Teamwork When We’re Divided
With the country so divided this week over the Supreme Court’s deliberation on same sex marriage, let’s consider what it takes to build strong, cohesive teams. Despite heightened individualism in the age of computers and iPods, teamwork is critical today, especially as we face mounting global issues. In this episode of “Ask Deepak” on The [...]
Chelsea Roff: Life Without Health Insurance
Who are the 50 million Americans without healthcare — are they young, old, rich, poor, educated, too stupid or lazy (as many conservatives often imply) to purchase health insurance?
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