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| Until the age of seven, comedian Samantha Irby had not realized that “she wasn’t white.” Her love affair with examining the oddities of white people has continued ever since. | An unusually high number of Marine families reported unexplained illnesses at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. | Where does consciousness exist, and what is the reality of our soul if we question the basis of personal identity? | Learn how to reverse the symptoms from autoimmune diseases and heal your body with functional medicine. |
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| Employing the ancient Chinese art of wu-wei is now being touted by modern science as a way to enrich life. | Acclaimed author Susan Orlean explains her many reasons for being a writer. | With traditions drawing from their ancestral past, Pagans welcome the season of Yule with wassail, pine trees, and various other festivities. | With no solution in sight to America’s overflowing landfills, there is no better time than now to try zero-waste living. |
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| While criticizing U.S. capitalism remains taboo, Richard Wolff and David Barsamian discuss this failing economic system. | How cancer treatment and related medical costs form the backbone of a thriving industry, and a look at the true cost of finding a cure. | While burning biochar is less harmful than burning firewood, the fuel source would have a negative impact if produced on a large scale. | Learn about the successes and failures of Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers Union and the grape boycott. |
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| The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a long and complicated history that must be told in order to better understand the sacrifices of our volunteer army. | Art therapy takes one woman from depression to wellness. | Pursue happiness through simplicity and radically change your life for the better. | Learn about the historical problems of megacities and how their presence today could negatively affect the future of our world. |
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| Why we can’t stop environmental degradation, even though we want to. | By learning how to teach with art, the Visual Thinking Strategies curriculum, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, began. | Is it possible to predict what the world will look like in 2052? Jorgen Randers thinks so, and his global forecast may surprise you. | After breaking away from monarchy, convention delegates faced theoretical indecision on the creation of a single American ruler. Who would speak first? |
