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The creative spirit, and how it moves us.
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Facing Ourselves: The Climate Challenge Needs a New Kind of Bravery
by YES! online staffposted Nov 28, 2013 - Before fighting climate change, we must first confront our emotions about it.
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These 4 Black Friday Send-Ups Remind Us to Keep Laughing, Not Shopping
by Erin Sagenposted Nov 27, 2013 - Think the "biggest shopping day of the year" has become too depraved to be funny? Let Louis C.K., Seinfeld, and South Park transform your anxiety into hilarity.
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Being Kind
posted Nov 18, 2013 - KarmaTube music video on kindness.
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Kids Can Teach Themselves
posted Oct 21, 2013 - In this TED Talk, 2013 TED Prize Winner Sugata Mitra believes that a child-driven education is the best way for kids to learn. Mitra shares his findings from his Granny Cloud and Hole in the Wall projects.
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Inequality for All: Documentary Antidote to "Elysium Economy"
by Chuck Collinsposted Sep 24, 2013 - From gated communities in outer space to graphs about who owns the wealth, two new films are giving Americans a window into the issue of income inequality
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Bitcoin's Growing Influence: How Peer-to-Peer Currencies Are Taking Off
by YES! online staffposted Sep 20, 2013 - The decentralization and bank-free nature of this digital currency is enjoying wider acceptance. Meanwhile, governments are beginning to borrow from its ideas.
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India Killed Off Most of Its Vultures—Here's Why It Cost Their Economy Billions
by YES! online staffposted Sep 13, 2013 - When about 97 percent of India's vultures died due to eating carcasses that contained a drug called diclofenac, it caused a boom in the feral dog population. The resulting rabies epidemic cost India billions of dollars between 1993 and 2006.
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Making Carpet from Discarded Fishing Nets
by YES! online staffposted Sep 06, 2013 - Fishing nets that wash up on the beaches of the Philippines are a nasty form of pollution. Luckily, they can be harvested for useful purposes like carpeting.
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What Will Climate Change Mean for Ethiopia's Coffee Crop?
by YES! online staffposted Aug 30, 2013 - Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, have learned that climate change endangers Ethiopia's coffee crops. Here's what they're doing to make sure the plants will survive.
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The Harmonies in This John Denver Cover Will Make You Stop Whatever You're Doing and Just Listen
by YES! online staffposted Aug 22, 2013 - Singer-songwriters Brett Dennen and Milow make a strong case for the lasting beauty of "Annie's Song" by John Denver.
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YES! Music Picks: What We've Been Listening to This Summer
posted Aug 21, 2013 - Jake Bugg, a Tribute to John Denver, and Beethoven for Everyone.
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"Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth" Is as Beautiful Visually as It Is Spiritually
by Heidi Hutnerposted Aug 21, 2013 - Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar's presentation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's life will inspire you.
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Striking Fast Food Workers: “We Can’t Survive on $7.25”
by Lauren Feeneyposted Aug 02, 2013 - A movement to improve pay and work conditions in America’s fast food restaurants appears to be gathering steam.
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Dar Williams: Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending
by Madeline Ostranderposted Jul 19, 2013 - We can’t change the world if we can’t even sing together—a star folk singer on what happens if political music dies.
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100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman’s Acquittal
by Jamilah Kingposted Jul 17, 2013 - The statement, by the Black Youth Project, conveys profound sorrow along with a commitment to hold on to hope.
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