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Tim White
I Am a Federal Prisoner
By Jesse Marchus
Coverage of Presidential Elections Since 1984
By Staff
American Petro-topia
By Rebecca Altman, From Aeon
Getting a Glimpse of Life on Death Row
By Mario Marazitti
Your Inner Voice
By Andrea Owen
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I Am a Federal Prisoner
By Jesse Marchus
Coverage of Presidential Elections Since 1984
Explore how past presidential elections have shaped our current political climate with this look through the Utne Reader archives.
American Petro-topia
The genius and hubris of plastic has been absorbed by every living thing. Is it acurse or evolution’s next step?
Getting a Glimpse of Life on Death Row
An Italian journalist evaluates life on death row and the American penal system as an outsider.
In search of Erotic Intelligence
By Esther Perel, Psychotherapy Networker
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
Holocaust Humor
Will jokes about the Holocaust ever be funny?...
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
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In search of Erotic Intelligence
By Esther Perel, Psychotherapy Networker
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
By Dennis Waskul And Michele Waskul, From Ghostly Encounters
Holocaust Humor
By Shai Oster, From Moment
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
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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