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Moving Pictures from the Permafrost
Michael Engelhard, Special To Utne Reader
Permaculture or Spermaculture?
By Trina Moyles, From Briarpatch
An Interview with Dubravka Ugrešic
By Conducted By World Literature Today
Why the GOP Congress Will Stop Trump from Going Too Far
By Daniel Stid, From Washington Monthly
Age of Uncertainty in the 1800s
By Jon Grinspan
Restoring Communities: Revisiting the Concept of Land Ownership
By Martin Adams
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By Trina Moyles, From Briarpatch
An Interview with Dubravka Ugrešic
The 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature winner talks about the rise of fascism, the refugee crises in Europe, and the increasing recognition given to women writers.
Why the GOP Congress Will Stop Trump from Going Too Far
The coming resistance from Republican lawmakers who hate Trump, fear executive overreach — or both.
Age of Uncertainty in the 1800s
In the 1800s birthdays were not seen as markers into adulthood, leaving many young people confused as to where they belonged in society.
The Art of the Police Report
By Ellen Collett, From The Writer's Chronicle
The Stigma of Fast Food Work
When a young father starts working nights in the fast-food industry while his wife finishes school, he recieves stigmatic reactions and wonders why someone should be shamed for trying to make an honest living.
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
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The Art of the Police Report
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Arts
The Slow Death of Creativity in Sound
Without evolving creativity and changes, new music will become a lost art.
The Summer of Dead Birds: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Ali Liebegott’s new book circles death like a buzzard.
Old Hollywood’s Forgotten Filmmaker
Take a closer look at James Stuart Blackton, a revolutionary filmmaker in old Hollywood who has received little credit.
The Nile Project: Bringing the River Basin Together and to the World
Think watershed, act local.
Community
How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
An Economy of False Profits
Our national allegiance to the monetary bottom line threatens to negate other measures of personal and communal wealth. What’s being sacrificed to the cult of money?
Can Blockchain be Used to Achieve Racial Equity?
Achieve racial equity through checks and balances a blockchain network provides by connecting everyone as nodes while still providing anonymity.
Stop Trying to Understand Neutrois
Julia Eff talks about the daily struggles of life as someone without a gender.
Mind And Body
Growing Up Hippie
Maybe it was the earnest meditation practices or the homemade cardboard lunch box that caused me to rebel. As the adult daughter of flower children, I crave structure, tidiness, and lots of sugar....
Into the Rafters
Reflections on a football dream cut short.
Football Helmets and Concussions
Take a look at the concussion epidemic plaguing football players.
The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon
Sometimes, the human body fends off death for reasons we don’t yet fully understand.
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