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City Repair: From Illegal Street Painting to City-Sanctioned Placemaking

“We’re part of something so much larger than ourselves.”

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Small Oregon Town Fights Back Against Another Nestlé Water Grab

Our Water, Our Future shines a light on the struggle of Cascade Locks to protect the gorge. It also serves as inspiration for other communities around the world facing enclosures of their water commons.

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Frances Moore Lappé: Why I’m Facing Arrest to Get Money Out of Politics

Democracy Spring is expected to be the largest civil disobedience action in decades.

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More Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: This Time, They’re Coming for Your Democracy

“Things have just gotten so much worse.”

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Supper Club in Santa Barbara Feeds Thousands

Serves free dinner for kids every weekday, employs locals, raises funds for schools.

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A Brief History of the Left and Right in America

Ever wondered where the political terms Left and Right come from? Let’s break it down.

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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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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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Women from Around the World Gather in Paris to Solve Climate Change

A two-step solution to climate change: Fire all the men. Replace them with women.

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Paris Attacks and Climate Change Push Us to Fix a World of Broken Systems

The displays of global solidarity show that the seeds of a new paradigm are being planted.