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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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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.

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Soon, Oregon Polluters May Have to Pay Residents for Changing the Climate

A group of activists in Oregon wants polluters to pay residents for using their air.

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To Lift Quality of Life and Economy, Finland Champions Universal Basic Income

Finland is planning to provide 800 euros per month to all citizens as a new form of benefit called national basic income.

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What to Do About Disloyal Corporations

Corporate desertions from the United States will cost the rest of us taxpayers some $19.5 billion over the next decade.

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“Planetary” Reminds Us That to Save Life on This Planet, Humans Will Need to Get Over Themselves

Director Guy Reid couples breathtaking footage from around the globe (and beyond) with interviews with philosophers, astronauts, environmentalists, cosmologists, and activists.

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Paris Climate Summit: Why More Women Need Seats at the Table

Collective intelligence rises with the number of women in a group.

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Portland Blocked Fossil Fuels, What Now?

Forging a wall of resistance from San Diego to Vancouver, BC.

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How to Build a Culture of Good Health

Physical well-being depends on more than keeping our bodies fit. Emotions and the people who come into our lives matter just as much.

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Portland Passes Landmark Resolution Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

“It’s a powerful sign that the fossil fuel era is beginning to come to an end.”