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Quitter #7: July
Trace Ramsey, From All I Want To Do Is Live
Signs of Intelligent Life
By Sam Mowe, From The Sun
American Democracy Down for the Count
By Ann Jones
Video Premiere: Lowland Hum - "Four Sisters: Part 3"
By Christian Williams
How the Democrats Created a "Liberalism of the Rich"
By Thomas Frank
Will Racism Ever End, Will I Ever Stop Being a Nigger?
By Staff
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Signs of Intelligent Life
By Sam Mowe, From The Sun
American Democracy Down for the Count
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Video Premiere: Lowland Hum - "Four Sisters: Part 3"
Utne Reader is proud to premiere the video of Lowland Hum's "Four Sisters, Part 3" from their 'Four Sisters EP.'
How the Democrats Created a "Liberalism of the Rich"
Thomas Frank on Boston and the failings of the blue-state economic model.
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
Solitude and Leadership
A writer encourages a group of West Point plebes to practice introspection, concentration, and nonconformity...
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
The Americano Dream
An immigrant's daughter remembers her father's assimilation (and what happens when you wear a Red Sox cap in Queens)
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Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence, From Natural Home
Solitude and Leadership
By William Deresiewicz, From The American Scholar
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
The Americano Dream
By Angela M. Balcita From Red Mountain Review
Arts
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll
Cultural historian Peter Guralnick provides a masterful take on an American music icon.
Short Horror Story: “An Inhabitant of Carcosa”
Subtle unease builds in this short horror story by Ambrose Bierce about the great and ancient city of Carcosa.
Song Premiere: Jacob Metcalf — “One Three Nine”
Utne Reader is proud to premiere the song "One Three Nine" by North Texas-based folk artist Jacob Metcalf, from his debut album Fjord.
America’s Best Organics Unveils New Box Design
America's Best Organics introduces American-made gift box.
Community
Drownproofing for a Knowledge Economy
The original — and very literal — drownproofing course at Georgia Tech is no longer required, but a different kind of drownproofing is necessary for graduates to do well in a knowledge economy.
Hunting for Community
For the Indigenous Australian Martu people, meat is for more than a meal.
Constancy in Contingency
Reflections on San Miniato al Monte, Florence.
Anonymous: Where to Learn More
Anonymous Hactivist Collective online extras.
Mind And Body
Reality Resides In the Mind
Positive thinking, manifestation, and other new expressions of timeless truths.
The Voice of the Divine Feminine
Finding the divine feminine can be as simple as removing the layers of doubt that limit us.
Live a Good Life in a Nursing Home
One nursing home resident dictates a first-person account to her loved ones about her decision to enter a nursing home and how she’s navigated “living a good life” there.
A Generation of No Religion
Millennials are more skeptical of claiming a religious affiliation than previous generations were at that age. What could this mean for organized religion?
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