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The First Domesticated Dogs
Brian Fagan
Texas Prisons: No Place for Old Men
By Dick J. Reavis
The Three Goodbyes of a Service Dog
By B.J. Hollars
The Expectancy Effect in Action
By Jessica Cohen
Song Premiere: Kevin Gordon - "Letter to Shreveport"
By Utne Reader Staff
Video Premiere: Hayward Williams - "Under Control"
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Texas Prisons: No Place for Old Men
By Dick J. Reavis
The Three Goodbyes of a Service Dog
Experience the 3 different good-byes experienced with service-animals and a lesson on remaining positive.
The Expectancy Effect in Action
An interview with psychologist Rhona Weinstein explains how the expectancy effect can be applied to the classroom.
Song Premiere: Kevin Gordon - "Letter to Shreveport"
Utne Reader is proud to premiere "Letter to Shreveport" by bluesman singer-songwriter Kevin Gordon from his new album 'Long Gone Time.'
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.
Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
How a legacy of exploitation and damaged landscapes bred the forces behind climate change.
American Jerk
We have arrived at simultaneously the most and least civil moment in U.S. history...
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work
By Joey Franklin
Right Place, Wrong Face
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Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
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American Jerk
By Todd Schwartz, From Oregon Humanities
Arts
Bookmarked: Degree Mills
Allen Ezell and John Bear investigate the $500 million fake diploma industry, and what's being done to stop it.
Resources for Finding Great Essays
Essayist William Bradley shares his list of favorite resources for people interested in creative nonfiction.
TV, Movies, and Anonymous
Counterculture icons have long been co-opted, packaged, and sold. Now, will the language of political resistance be stolen from the mainstream?
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll
Cultural historian Peter Guralnick provides a masterful take on an American music icon.
Community
The Inequality Debate We Should Be Having
While poverty and division intensify in American cities, presidential candidates refuse to talk seriously about inequality and race.
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
How to Get Ready for the Global Eco-Village Movement
Ten steps to building truly sustainable communities.
Water Conservation Done Creatively
Communities across the country are devising creative ways to make water conservation work.
Mind And Body
A Veteran’s Duel with the Death Impulse
In 1966, Everett Cox never anticipated that four decades of recurring suicidal thoughts and multiple suicide attempts would stem from what he learned in army boot camp. Nor could he have imagined what would help him.
Ecopsychology: Whole Earth Mental Health
Ecopsychology offers treatments for mental illness that bridge the gap between people and nature.
Ups and Downs
Tim White reassures a parent that her son’s quirky hobby is nothing to worry about.
Peepers Creepers
Tim White offers advice on whether it’s appropriate for someone to apologize to a neighbor whom he’s seen not fully clothed.
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