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Reflect

Saving Our Future by Soiling Ourselves

Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices “offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.”

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Reflect

Rotten Apples or Rotten Systems?

Shkreli may be a rotten apple. But hedge funds and the pharmaceutical industry are two rotten systems that are costing Americans a bundle.

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Change

Call to Claim the Sky as Common Good Intensifies

“The global atmosphere is certainly one of our major common assets and should be held in trust and protected from harm for current and future generations.”

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Reflect

Why So Many Find Meaning in Star Wars

The Star Wars saga taps into the very storytelling devices that have structured myths and religious tales for centuries.

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See

The Poetry of Perception

Poetry and animation help us reflect on the nature of perception.

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Change

Cities, States, and “Subnations” like the Left Coast are Key to Cutting Carbon

Climate responsibility will fall to individuals, businesses, and local governments.

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Change

5 Urban Village Projects Changing Communities

Grassroots community organizations are transforming physical and social landscapes in cities by adding value to the community, creating bonds of trust and comradeship, and linking neighbors together.

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Reflect

Climate Deal Made in Paris – Here’s What it Says

Negotiators in Paris have signed on to an historic and comprehensive deal to address climate change.

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The Sanctity of Craft

A reflection on the sanctity of craft, the importance of details, and resilience.

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Reflect

Drug Use Down, Hope Up: A Canoe Journey Heals and Inspires Native Youth

Tribes believe that bringing ancestral values directly to the youth is the answer.