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Gabor Maté: How Capitalism Makes Us Sick: An Interview on Health and Politics

By Ryan Meili — 2014

Doctor Gabor Maté is the award-winning author of the books When the Body Says No, Hold On To Your Kids, and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He was recently invited to speak at a conference of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, which includes seven Saskatchewan First Nations. I took the opportunity to interview Dr. Maté about his writing and the intersection between health and politics.

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Be Angry

In the real world, exploitation exists. In the real world, there is a huge and unjust gap between rich and poor.

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The Dalai Lama
2019
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Faith and the Fight Against Climate Change, Part 2

In a society increasingly driven by science and technology, world religions and the communities they inspire remain a vast and rock-solid political force.

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2020
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The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place

Jarvis Jay Masters’s early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex.

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David Sheff
2020
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Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger

White supremacy in the United States has long necessitated that Black rage be suppressed, repressed, or denied, often as a means of survival, a literal matter of life and death.

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Lama Rod Owens
2020
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We’re All Doing Time: A Guide to Getting Free

Often called “The Convict’s Bible,” this book is also relevant and important to any spiritual seeker. Interfaith wisdom, divided into 3 sections: The Big View describes Bo and Sita Lozoff’s life of activism and spiritual exploration.

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Bo Lozoff, The Dalai Lama (foreword)
1998
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The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology

More and more mental health professionals are discovering the rich tradition of Buddhist psychology and integrating its insights into their work with clients.

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Chögyam Trungpa, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2005
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Into the Heart of Life

In this book, one of the most respected Western figures of contemporary Buddhism, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, offers insights gleaned from more than forty years of engagement with Buddhist practice.

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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
2011
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Poverty and Economic Inequality