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Video: Why Waste Coffee Grounds When Delicious Mushrooms Love to Grow on Them?
See how an urban farm in the United Kingdom is recycling coffee waste to grow gourmet mushrooms. Oct 10, 2014

Video: Why Waste Coffee Grounds When Delicious Mushrooms Love to Grow on Them?
See how an urban farm in the United Kingdom is recycling coffee waste to grow gourmet mushrooms. Oct 10, 2014

Creeped Out by "Baby, It's Cold Outside"? Try This Feminist Version

In the original song, she wants to go home, he says no, and then he spikes her drink. Blogger Dara Laine replaces the uncomfortable Christmas refrain with the female-friendly "Baby, It's Consent Inside."

Dec 24, 2014

Video: Remembering Nelson Mandela and His Reconciliation Process—Which Is Needed Now More Than Ever

A singing flash mob honors the passing of Nelson Mandela, who died one year ago this week and helped establish South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation process after apartheid.

Kayla Schultz Dec 05, 2014

Video: Instead of Paying Our Kids to Do Their Homework, Let’s Teach Them Gratitude

At this pay-it-forward restaurant, everyone's meal is paid for by previous guests—out of generosity. Karma Kitchen's founder on how kindness became contagious

Kayla Schultz Oct 31, 2014

Own the Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time

Take a sneak peek at “Own the Change,” a new documentary about worker-owned cooperatives.

Oct 13, 2014

Video: Last Native Speaker Records Wukchumni Language

If your language was on the brink of extinction, what would you do? The last speaker of Wukchumni created a makeshift dictionary out of scraps of paper.

Oct 14, 2014

Video: A Bear and Fox Show Why Empathy Brings Us Closer than Sympathy

Empathy involves a deeper connection than sympathy does, and often means sharing a bit of emotional vulnerability.

Oct 03, 2014

An Astronomer Explains Why This Is the Best Moment in Cosmic History to Be Alive

A deep look at the stars and their role in our creation makes a welcome break from the news of the day.

TRBQ Sep 12, 2014

Video: Inside America's Largest Worker-Owned Co-op

What does it take to keep a massive co-op growing? Find out in this video profile of the people behind Cooperative Health Care Associates.

Aug 20, 2014

Photos copyright Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Galerie Ropke, Koln / Galerie Springer, Berlin Photo from Edward Burtynsky's

The Eerie Beauty of Landscapes Devastated by Industry

Edward Burtynsky documents the environmental effects of oil extraction through striking landscape photography.

Christine St. Pierre Jul 08, 2014

Meet the 99-Year-Old Revolutionary Who's Still Changing Detroit

PBS's new documentary "American Revolutionary" explores the life of Grace Lee Boggs—who's been fighting for civil and labor rights in the Motor city for more than 75 years.

Jul 03, 2014

Photo by Jack Storms.

These Native American Filmmakers Are Telling Their People's Stories—Their Way

Longhouse Media helps indigenous artists step behind the camera and document their lives.

Christine St. Pierre Jul 01, 2014

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The Young Turks on YouTube: Keepin' It Real and Beating Out Corporate News

With over one billion views on YouTube and counting, The Young Turks prove that successful, independent, online news is possible.

Kali Swenson Jun 24, 2014

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Watch the Beautiful One-Minute Ad Asking the Washington Football Team to Change Its Name

With the owner of the team vowing "NEVER" to change its name, Native American tribes around the country launch a national campaign to do just that.

Liz Pleasant Jun 10, 2014

An image from The Fault in Our Stars. Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.

How the Real Teens Behind "The Fault in Our Stars" Are Bringing Empathy to the Internet

They call themselves "nerdfighters"—and they're unlike any movement you've seen before.

Christopher Zumski Finke Jun 06, 2014