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How to Stop Consumer Culture From Killing Citizenship

We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?

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Into the World of Work

What do you need to know—about the new world of work, but also about yourself—as you graduate and launch yourself into the world of work?

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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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Pier 9 Presents: Superhero Cyborgs

Pier 9 is a maker space in San Francisco. In this video, kids present their body modifying prosthetics/devices from a recent workshop.

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Billionaire Class Funds Attack on Teachers

A case designed to decimate public-sector unions.

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Entire UC System to Go Carbon-Neutral

What does it look like when a university decides to walk the walk on climate change? The University of California is about to find out.

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10 Kids’ Halloween Costumes Inspired By Rad American Women, From Angela Davis to Patti Smith

As the Republican Party reaches for Peak Misogyny, these Rad American Women of Halloween are a great way to have fun and educate others.

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Hack Your Flow: Understanding Flow Cycles

We now know that flow works not like an on-off switch but in a four-part cycle.

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Graduation

What do you want to do when you graduate?

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How Bill Nye Became “The Science Guy” After Moving to Seattle

Bill Nye’s story reminds us why it’s so important for cities to remain (or return to being) vibrant places where artists and weird young people can come and do amazing things.