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So Much to Gain: What Keeping Oil in the Ground Can Do for Economic Inequality

A successful energy transition to renewables could not only rescue the planet but create a more just economy.

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How to Launch a Placemaking Campaign in 5 Steps

Want to create a local placemaking campaign in your town? Here are five tips to help make it happen.

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New Technology Could Take a Bite Out of Food Waste

Screen to table: Online matchmaking isn’t just for lovers—it brings would-be wasted food and hungry people together.

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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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Paul Mason: PostCapitalism, A Guide to Our Future

Low-profit tech brings real abundance, but is (absurdly) incompatible with capitalism’s need for scarcity.

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As World’s 5th Largest Economy, Can the Left Coast Unite to Stop Big Oil?

From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.

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In a New TED Talk, Al Gore Explains Why He’s Optimistic About Climate Change

The former vice president poses three questions: Do we have to change? Can we change? Will we change? His answer to all three is a resounding YES.

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Berkeley Votes to Boost Co-op Economy In the Face of Gentrification

A growing number of cities are investing in co-ops to keep money local and neighborhoods affordable.

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The Radical Work of Healing: Fania and Angela Davis on a New Kind of Civil Rights Activism

“Self-care and healing and attention to the body and the spiritual dimension—all of this is now a part of radical social justice struggles.”

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Capitalism Will Eat Democracy—Unless We Speak Up

The undemocratic economic sphere has cannibalized the political sphere.