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Why We Must Try

We must get big money out of our democracy, end crony capitalism, and make our economy and democracy work for the many.

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Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway

The 61-mile ride is anchored in the quaint fishing hamlet of Port Orford, the oldest town on the Oregon coast.

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Change

Existing Carbon-Cutting Rules Won’t Get Us to Our Climate Goal. Where Will the Rest Come From?

World leaders came out of Paris with an international climate agreement seeking to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The following is part of “What It Takes,” a series that looks into what we’ll need to do to pull that off.

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Change

Democratic Money and Capital for the Commons

How to assure the independence of commons when the dominant systems of finance, banking, and money are so hostile to commoning.

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Change

Compassion: Being Kind Is Our Default Response

To describe humans as innately selfish is empirically false.

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Change

In a Tiny House Village, Portland’s Homeless Find Dignity

As cities search for solutions to homelessness, Portland’s Dignity Village offers 60 men and women community and safety.

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Change

Deal to Protect Canadian Rainforest Called a ‘Gift to the World’

We now celebrate the protection of areas of cultural and ecological importance.

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Reflect

It Takes a Movement

“The real world we’re living in” right now won’t allow fundamental change of the sort we need.

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Reflect

The Most Pragmatic Way to Fix American Democracy

The real choice isn’t “pragmatism” or “idealism.”

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Change

George Takei: How Schwarzenegger’s Veto Initiated His Activism

For most of his adult life, George Takei had to hide his sexuality to protect his career as an actor.