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Food Chain By Justin Petkau -
Practicing Contentment
To find happiness, look into practicing contentment rather than seeking more material wealth. -
To the Women of America and the World: A Warning and a Rallying Cry From Poland
An international strike of and for the women of the 99%, A Day Without a Woman, will take place on March 8, 2017. -
Reconstructing Black Masculinity: Challenging Stereotypes
Black masculinity in America is often defined by either how it conforms into dominant “respectable” culture or how it diverges from the dominant white culture, but black men often find themselves somewhere on the spectrum – not aligning themselves solely to either societal expectation of black masculinity.
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work By Joey Franklin -
Wendell Berry on Work
Wendell Berry responds to John de Graaf's article "Live More, Work Less" from The Progressive.... -
Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
How a legacy of exploitation and damaged landscapes bred the forces behind climate change. -
Right Place, Wrong Face
At home in my lobby, I fit the racial profile—and went directly to jail.
Arts
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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
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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
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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.