Utne Reader Latest 10 Articles Last 10 articles from Utne Reader http://www.utne.com/ Gross National Happiness <p>Filmaker and writer John de Graaf is in Brazil for the International Gross Happiness Conference and were thrilled to have him as a guest at <a title="blocked::http://utne.com/" href="http://utne.com/">Utne.com</a>. where he'll be posting dispatches from the conference....</p> http://www.utne.com/Spirituality/Gross-National-Happiness-5818.aspx John de Graaf Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:08 CST UCLA Protests and the Deterioration of Higher Education <p>The University of California's tuition hike is the latest move in a long-standing trend of disinvestment in higher education....</p> http://www.utne.com/Politics/UCLA-Protests-Deterioration-of-Higher-Education-5816.aspx Bennett Gordon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:42:46 CST What the World Thinks About the World <p>How much do you know about what the world thinks? Take a quiz and find out....</p> http://www.utne.com/Politics/What-the-World-Thinks-Global-Attitudes-5815.aspx Bennett Gordon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:50 CST Chicken, With a Side of Carcinogens <p>Kentucky Fried Chicken's "healthier" grilled alternative also has carcinogens...</p> http://www.utne.com/Environment/Chicken-With-a-Side-of-Carcinogens-5812.aspx Bennett Gordon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:05 CST Animation: New Zealand Council of Wonder <p>We don't know much about the New Zealand Book Council, but if this incredible animated promotional film is any indication, it is a council of wonder, beauty, and adventure....</p> http://www.utne.com/Arts/Animation-New-Zealand-Book-Council-5811.aspx Jeff Severns Guntzel Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:21:28 CST Mob Surveillance and Crowdsourced Fascism <p>A British company allowing people to anonymously monitor some of London's 4.3 million CCTVs, and make money while doing it....</p> http://www.utne.com/Politics/Mob-Surveillance-and-Crowdsourced-Fascism.aspx Bennett Gordon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:59:45 CST A Cool U.S.-and Yet the Globe Warms <p>If I'm wearing a jacket, is the earth really warming? Most of the United States had a notably cool summer and fall, a phenomenon that plenty of climate-change skeptics have seized upon...</p> http://www.utne.com/Environment/A-Cool-US-and-Yet-the-Globe-Warms-5807.aspx Keith Goetzman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:28 CST Mapping the Crisis When a natural disaster strikes or violence breaks out in a country, a map can change the nature of the crisis.... http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/Mapping-the-Crisis-International-5805.aspx Bennett Gordon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:01 CST Is Your Website Accessible to People With Disabilities? <p>Too often when we talk about accessibility issues for people with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive disabilities we're talking about physical infrastructure only. What about the web?</p> http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/Is-Your-Website-Accessible-to-People-With-Disabilities-5804.aspx Jeff Severns Guntzel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:44 CST Who Will Dare to Invest in Nuclear Power? Will there be a nuclear power renaissance in the United States, as a host of rosy-glassed prognosticators have predicted? Not as long as it remains such an abysmal investment opportunity ... http://www.utne.com/Environment/Who-Will-Dare-to-Invest-in-Nuclear-Power-5802.aspx Keith Goetzman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:37:48 CST