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American Democracy Down for the Count
Ann Jones
The Sacred Cow: Fighting Desertification
By Christopher Ketcham, From Sierra
Psychedelics and Systems Change
By Charles Eisenstein, From Maps Bulletin
Boycott Trump
By Mattea Kramer
The Other Americans: Poverty in the United States
By Monica Potts, From Democracy
In Any Light, By Any Name
By Alia Volz, From Tin House
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The Sacred Cow: Fighting Desertification
By Christopher Ketcham, From Sierra
Psychedelics and Systems Change
Prohibitionists are correct: The legalization of psychoactive drugs and psychedelics would indeed mean the end of society as we know it … and that’s a good thing.
Boycott Trump
Can a movement to hurt the President financially change the political landscape?
The Other Americans: Poverty in the United States
Instead of pitying the poor, we should feel a sense of kinship that leads to empathy.
The Stigma of Fast Food Work
By Joey Franklin
Right Place, Wrong Face
At home in my lobby, I fit the racial profile—and went directly to jail.
The Hidden Life of Garbage
Why our waste keeps growing
The “Back to the Land” Movement
Living in communes, co-ops, and handmade geodesic domes, each feeling a deep personal objection to their current lives, the youth of the 1970s surged at once away from their urban lifestyles into sustainable rural living.
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work
By Joey Franklin
Right Place, Wrong Face
By Alton Fitzgerald White, From The Nation
The Hidden Life of Garbage
By Heather Rogers, Christian Parenti, The Brooklyn Rail
The “Back to the Land” Movement
By Kate Daloz
Arts
Delia Derbyshire and the Acceptance of Musical Modernism
How Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop introduced avant-garde electronic music to mainstream British society in the 1960s.
Musical Immigrants
Study shows that playing instruments in school ensembles increases sense of community and acceptance among migrant children.
The Meaning of Halloween
A primer on Halloween, the witch's new year.
Utne Film Sampler
Each quarter, Utne Reader previews current and upcoming independent film and documentary releases.
Community
Crook and Ladder: Colbert On Firefighting Felons
California’s booming prison population has provided the state with cheap labor—a convenience that may dissipate with a new court order.
The Airshaft
Tales from the public private space that nobody owns.
Restaurant Etiquette: How to Eat Out Without Embarrassing Yourself
A wealth of experience informs this etiquette guide on dining, from table manners to tipping to making a reservation
Listening Unfolding: Faith and Poetry
A poet/pastor discovers the remarkable similarities between his two vocations.
Mind And Body
How to Have a Shareable Thanksgiving
Tips on how to give back and engage with the larger community over the holiday.
Grow Your Own Food, Live Better
Growing your own food not only helps your wallet, but it’s good for your mind and taste buds too.
Inside Haitian Vodou
The Haitian Vodou religion is well-known for its dramatic ritual; the personal mysticism of Vodou, however, is rarely described.
There Is No App for Happiness
In the book “There Is No App for Happiness,” author Max Strom explains how to find inner balance in the age of social media.
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