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Video Premiere: Atoms and Void – “Waves of Blood”
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To Drill or Not To Drill?
By Subhankar Banerjee
Fighting Fracking to Save the Land
By Louise A. Blum
Malign Neglect? What Will Urban Policy Look Like Under a Trump Presidency
By Alan Mallach
Song Premiere: Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen - "Dreaming on the Road"
By Utne Reader Staff
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To Drill or Not To Drill?
By Subhankar Banerjee
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The threat of environmental destruction creates unity among those who believe that their efforts, no matter how small, have the power to create change.
Malign Neglect? What Will Urban Policy Look Like Under a Trump Presidency
A look at the potential policies of Housing and Urban Development under President Trump.
Song Premiere: Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen - "Dreaming on the Road"
Utne Reader is proud to premiere "Dreaming on the Road" by psychedelic blues innovators Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen off their new album 'Love and Life.'
Right Place, Wrong Face
By Alton Fitzgerald White, From The Nation
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.
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The Hidden Life of Garbage
Why our waste keeps growing
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The Hidden Life of Garbage
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Arts
Video Premiere: Auditorium – “Fire Fire Ocean Liner”
Utne Reader is proud to premiere the music video for “Fire Fire Ocean Liner” from Auditorium.
Art Evolution: Saudi Arabia
Find out how the art world in Saudi Arabia is different than the western world.
Sad Music Causes Happy Thoughts
A new study reveals uplifting emotional reactions when one listens to slow, sad music.
The Sublime Light Art of James Turrell
Nearly 50 years into his career, several major museum retrospectives introduced the pioneering light and space artist to a wider audience in 2013.
Community
Learning to Walk
Working with horses and residents at a prison-alternative ranch.
Diary of a Concentration Camp Survivor
Follow one man's journey to survive and document his time in a Nazi concentration camp.
The Halloween Capital of the World
What do a capsized outhouse, a roaming herd of cows and a horseless carriage have to do with how we celebrate Halloween?
Building Utopia: The Role of Money in Communes
One incident from Margaret Grundstein’s time living in a hippie commune illustrates the deep-seated role money plays in life—even in a movement aiming for utopia.
Mind And Body
Know-It-All: A New Perspective on Gender Issues
Spending time with women in Colombia gives one American feminist a different take on patriarchy, privilege, and housework when it comes to Gender Issues.
The Modern Ego and How It Affects Human Behavior
In order to take care of ourselves and others, we must acknowledge the wisdom of our ego.
Blurred Lines: Boys, Booze and Sexual Boundaries
The lines dictating sexual boundaries and consent can be blurred when substance is involved and privilege is assumed.
Find Happiness in Life by Attaining Peacefulness
Sweep aside the need to create problems and misery to find happiness and contentment.
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