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Power Politics: Government Regulation of Solar Power
Josiah Neeley
Extra Kindness for the Most Vulnerable (and Resilient) Mariposas
By Norman Allen, From Yes! Magazine
Song Premiere: Chadwick Stokes - Mother Maple
By Special To Utne Reader
The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap
By Matthew Harwood
Carbon Counterattack
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Learn How to Listen in a Radically Different Way
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By Norman Allen, From Yes! Magazine
Song Premiere: Chadwick Stokes - Mother Maple
Utne Reader is proud to premiere the song "Mother Maple" by singer-songwriter Chadwick Stokes.
The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap
Why the cure for lone-wolf terrorists will be worse than the disease.
Carbon Counterattack
How Big Oil is responding to the anti-carbon movement with the purported benefits of carbon-based fuels and visions of a better world.
Right Place, Wrong Face
By Alton Fitzgerald White, From The Nation
The Stigma of Fast Food Work
When a young father starts working nights in the fast-food industry while his wife finishes school, he recieves stigmatic reactions and wonders why someone should be shamed for trying to make an honest living.
Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
How a legacy of exploitation and damaged landscapes bred the forces behind climate change.
The Hidden Life of Garbage
Why our waste keeps growing
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Right Place, Wrong Face
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work
By Joey Franklin
Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change
By Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
The Hidden Life of Garbage
By Heather Rogers, Christian Parenti, The Brooklyn Rail
Arts
America’s Best Organics Unveils New Box Design
America's Best Organics introduces American-made gift box.
Social Connections on the Gamers’ Plane
On-screen friendships made over video games often transcend personal barriers and can lead to closer relationships than the same friendships made with real-world counterparts.
Bookmarked: Monopolists & Fleas
This week in Bookmarked: The Endless Crisis: How Monopoly-Finance Capital Leads to Economic Stagnation and Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Appreciating Finds at a Flea Market.
Creative Philanthropy
Finding creative ways to make a difference in our communities.
Community
American Students Think Native Americans Are All Dead
U.S. schools teach Native Americans as history, failing to acknowledge their modern presence while clouding the genocidal past.
Water Conservation Done Creatively
Communities across the country are devising creative ways to make water conservation work.
The Name of the Hurricane is Climate Change
There are two things we can hope for after Sandy. The first is recovery. The second is getting serious about climate change.
Closed By the People
Until President Obama stops deportations, say #Not1More activists, we will stop them ourselves.
Mind And Body
Goodbye and Good Luck!
An 84-year-old grandmother in the early stages of dementia dragged a foam mattress to one of her favorite spots on Bowen Island, British Columbia, so that she could die the death of her choosing.
Feel-Good Gift Guide
Here’s to a local, DIY (and sane) holidayseason.
The Uniform: A Philosophy of Dress
For people who have adopted a signature ensemble, the uniform isn’t anti-fashion—just pared-down, simple, and effortlessly stylish.
Rajneesh & Tantra: A History
While Rajneesh wrote about many things during his life, he is best known for his modern transformation of the Asian tradition of Tantra.
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