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You can stop undocumented students from attending state schools, but you can't stop the professors from choosing to teach them. |
To Create Public Spaces, Just Add Benches An installation of creatively shaped benches in Belgium pushes the edge of urban sit-ability. |
Who Really Benefits from the Farm Bill? There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.
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7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way. |
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Why Sharing News About Solutions is a Revolutionary Act Scary stories of kidnappings and explosions lead our news feeds, but it's the good news that helps break down the myth of our own powerlessness.
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Survival of the ... Nicest? The Other Theory of Evolution A new theory of human origins says cooperation—not competition—is instinctive. |
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Marriage Equality Victories Show How Social Change Happens Before 2004, no state allowed same-sex marriage. Today, it's legal in 12 states and the District of Columbia. If you want to see how political progress is made, look to the local level. |
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Quitting work that leaves you unfulfilled requires a lot of courage. Here are six things you can do to get yourself ready to take the plunge.
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Could Our Deepest Fears Hold the Key to Ending Violence? Feelings of fear and powerlessness are driving the cycle of violence that surrounds us. To change that, we need to recognize that we need each other to thrive as individuals.
Argentina Takes on Vulture Funds in “Debt Trial of the Century” For years, "vulture funds" have preyed on struggling nations by purchasing their debt for a pittance. Could an upcoming U.S. court decision put an end to the extortion of poor countries?
“World’s Greenest Office Building” Makes Net-Zero Look Easy It’s a commercial office space equipped with composting toilets, rainwater showers, and a stairway designed to be so beautiful that no one ever takes the elevator. |
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Money and Life: The Bright Side of the Money Crisis Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy. |
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James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade Sedat Pakay’s disarming photos of James Baldwin during his time in Turkey show a side of the great writer most of us have never seen. |
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... and other inspiration while putting together the Spring 2013 issue of YES! |
