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Using Our Heads: Solving Human Overpopulation
Ronald Bailey
Fighting Fracking to Save the Land
By Louise A. Blum
We Can’t Eat Our Way Out of This
By Kristin Lawless
American Power Under Challenge: Masters of Mankind Pt. 1
By Noam Chomsky
A Physicist’s Perspective of Early Atomic Research
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The Father & The Teacher
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Amid WWII, the race for nuclear power became paramount after the German scientists had mastered fission. A week later, American scientists successfully accomplished the same feat and questioned the far-reaching consequences.
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Chuck Palahniuk’s Invisible Monsters Remix
Learn about Chuck Palahniuk’s creative revision of “Invisible Monsters” in this excerpt of the introduction to “Invisible Monsters Remix.”
Coping with Climate Change
New documentary embraces hope, defiance, and humor in face of global crisis.
A New Spin on Sharing Music
North London's Vinyl Lending Library brings record collections out of the closet.
The Golden Rule
Emmy Award-winning composer, New York Times best-selling author and noted philanthropist Peter Buffett offers some background on himself and his motivations.
Community
Megachurches, Suburbia and the Prosperity Gospel
With congregants numbering in the thousands, megachurches are a firmly suburban phenomenon, often promoting a prosperity gospel designed to mesh with the affluent lifestyle of suburbanites.
Finding Community with New Orleans Bloggers
The pieces of post-Katrina life presented here cover a range of topics, from politics and evacuation to food, pets and Saints football.
Empowering Port Jervis and Beyond
Michael Sussman’s empowerment centers are helping communities band together and step up where social services fall short.
Government Crackdown on Innovative Seed Library
Small town library's plans to loan seeds raises concerns about "agri-terrorism"
Mind And Body
Is Spiritual-Based Healing Weird?
When it comes to faith, what's weird to some is wonderfully important to many.
Opting Out of Motherhood
For some people, environmental implications figure into one of life’s biggest decisions—whether or not to have a child
Family Fracas
In this week's batch of letters, Tim White offers advice to some frazzled folks dealing with family issues.
What Gives You Hope These Days?
Richard Louv is one of many people doing very positive things to help us restore hope in the future.
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