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Tundra Fires and Melting Sea Ice
Edward Struzik
Can Shrimp Shells Cure the Global Plastic Addiction?
By Lindsey Kennedy
Power Trip
By Charlotte Shane, From Bookforum
Avoiding Apocalypse on the Korean Peninsula
By Rajan Menon
The Modern Ego and How It Affects Human Behavior
By Jalaja Bonheim, Ph. D.
The Islamic State’s Origins in Iraq
By Abdel Bari Atwan
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The Modern Ego and How It Affects Human Behavior
In order to take care of ourselves and others, we must acknowledge the wisdom of our ego.
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
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Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
Reimagining a Politics of Trust
Before reimagining our politics, we have to learn to trust one another—at least a little bit.
The Art of the Police Report
A Los Angeles cop writes “just the facts” and still tells one helluva story...
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The Art of the Police Report
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Arts
Book Review: Gnarr – How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World
The story of Reykjavik's unconventional anarchist punk mayor.
Film Review: !WAR: Women Art Revolution
!WAR reminds us of why feminism was cool and thatthe fight for equality is not over.
Ask a Mortician
Mortician Caitlin Doughty is, host of a popular YouTube channel called “Ask A Mortician,” is trying to help us to not be afraid of death and dying.
Celebrating the End of Time
Fascinating associations abound in Peter Mettler’s documentary about how we perceive time.
Community
The Cost of Being Tough on Crime
The "tough on crime" philosophy is expensive, and the recent financial crisis is driving a new discourse of cost, frugality and prudence in incarceration policies.
The Hoodie’s Place in Fear and Fashion
The hoodie, a seemingly harmless wardrobe staple, seems to be vexed by a long history of violence which gives way to fear-mongering and discrimination.
Interview with Gay McDougall: Minority Rights Advocate
As a lawyer and minority rights advocate, Gay McDougall’s career has spanned four decades and reached every continent. Utne Reader caught up with her after her recent appointment to chair the Minority Rights Group.
Prescription Painkiller Abuse in Small-Town Colorado
When a private pain clinic, High Country Medical, opened in downtown Craig, Colorado, it sparked an opioid addiction crisis that has yet to end.
Mind And Body
Listening to Trees
When we listen to trees, we “unself” ourselves — and open to great beauty.
Polar Extremes of the Islamic Spectrum
From conservative to modern, learn the appearance and speech codes of Islamic self-presentation to interpret the levels of extremes.
Drowning in Debt: Intergenerational Mortgage, Student Loans and the Effects of Climate Change
The effects of climate change, mortgage crisis, and student debt crisis have left young adults drowning in debt—the Occupy Movement and year of Jubilee could help.
Capturing the Elusive Echo of Why
Seeking meaning in life after decades of alcoholism and apparently random tragedy.
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