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Extra Kindness for the Most Vulnerable (and Resilient) Mariposas
By Norman Allen, From Yes! Magazine
I Feel the Winds Changing: An Interview with Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Phyllis Omido
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The Border as a ‘Weaponized’ Landscape
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Building Utopia: The Role of Money in Communes
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The Slow Death of Free Time
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By Norman Allen, From Yes! Magazine
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Utne Reader speaks with Phyllis Omido, one of the winners of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize.
The Border as a ‘Weaponized’ Landscape
Border Patrol agent turned- author Francisco Cantú examines his experiences in new book.
Building Utopia: The Role of Money in Communes
One incident from Margaret Grundstein’s time living in a hippie commune illustrates the deep-seated role money plays in life—even in a movement aiming for utopia.
The Stigma of Fast Food Work
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Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
An ethical guide to seafood.
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
The Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi offers an inspiring new way to look at your home, and your whole life....
Burning the Shelter
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work
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Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
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Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
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Burning the Shelter
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Arts
The Slow Death of Creativity in Sound
Without evolving creativity and changes, new music will become a lost art.
The Summer of Dead Birds: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Ali Liebegott’s new book circles death like a buzzard.
Old Hollywood’s Forgotten Filmmaker
Take a closer look at James Stuart Blackton, a revolutionary filmmaker in old Hollywood who has received little credit.
The Nile Project: Bringing the River Basin Together and to the World
Think watershed, act local.
Community
How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
An Economy of False Profits
Our national allegiance to the monetary bottom line threatens to negate other measures of personal and communal wealth. What’s being sacrificed to the cult of money?
Can Blockchain be Used to Achieve Racial Equity?
Achieve racial equity through checks and balances a blockchain network provides by connecting everyone as nodes while still providing anonymity.
Stop Trying to Understand Neutrois
Julia Eff talks about the daily struggles of life as someone without a gender.
Mind And Body
Growing Up Hippie
Maybe it was the earnest meditation practices or the homemade cardboard lunch box that caused me to rebel. As the adult daughter of flower children, I crave structure, tidiness, and lots of sugar....
Into the Rafters
Reflections on a football dream cut short.
Football Helmets and Concussions
Take a look at the concussion epidemic plaguing football players.
The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon
Sometimes, the human body fends off death for reasons we don’t yet fully understand.
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