Happiness

People We Love :: Lorraine Kerwood
by Keeley Harding
Dec 15, 2009
Rebuilding computers for the community.
Spontaneous Smiley Project
by Susie Shutts
Dec 14, 2009
When we smile, does the whole world smile back at us?
The Necessity for Balance
by Milenko Matanovic
Dec 11, 2009
Milenko Matanovic responds to the question: "What Next? Now that the page has turned, what stories will we need to change our world?"
Spontaneous Smiley Project
Dec 11, 2009
Ruth Kaiser, founder of the Spontaneous Smiley Project, sees smiles in everyday life. Here, she shares a few of her favorite spontaneous photographs.
How to Talk to Your Friends About Copenhagen
by Madeline Ostrander
Dec 10, 2009
Talking about climate change may be one of the most revolutionary things you can do. But how do you strike up your own Copenhagen conversations—and what do you say once you do?
Honoring Nathan Huggins, Martin, and Malcolm
 Honoring Nathan Huggins, Martin, and Malcolm

by Grace Lee Boggs
Dec 10, 2009
I spoke (via Skype) to the graduate students Symposium at Harvard University on December 5, the 20th anniversary of the death of Nathan Huggins, former director of the university's DuBois Center.
Cool Globes in Copenhagen
Dec 09, 2009
"Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" is a public art exhibit featuring over 25 large globes, each with a different message about climate change.
Putting the Science of Happiness Into Practice
by John de Graaf
Dec 06, 2009
Countries around the world are beginning to apply the science of well-being to the decisions they make. News from the 5th International Conference on Gross National Happiness.
Behind the Scenes of Seattle
by Susan Gleason
Dec 02, 2009
WTO+10: An in-depth interview with Alli Chagi-Starr, a key organizer of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle.
Annie Leonard on Life After Stuff
by Annie Leonard
Dec 01, 2009
Annie Leonard reveals what gives her strength, even as she and her popular film, The Story of Stuff, are attacked as un-American.
Looking Backward: Economics and the Cult of Yesterday
by Jonathan Rowe
Dec 01, 2009
GDP and productivity don't measure what's really going on in the economy—or in people's lives. Jonathan Rowe on measuring what matters.
Fight Climate Change: Live the Good Life
by Colin Beavan
Dec 01, 2009
Low-carbon living isn’t a sacrifice. Colin Beavan says it’s the good life.
Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition
by Tara Lohan
Dec 01, 2009
More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community. Has yours?
Growing Local: Interview with BALLE's Michelle Long
by Brooke Jarvis
Nov 29, 2009
By working with local businesses, Michelle Long helped make Bellingham, Washington a national leader in urban sustainability. As executive director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, she's taking her vision to cities around North America.
Buy Nothing Day
by Berit Anderson
Nov 25, 2009
A non-holiday founded by a Vancouver office worker has become an international movement.