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Jump In Together: An Invitation to No Impact Week
by Colin Beavanposted Aug 18, 2011 - Sometimes the hardest part of changing our lives and world is believing that it’s possible. Colin Beavan on finding a place to start.
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At Home with W.S. Merwin
posted Aug 01, 2011 - The U.S. Poet Laureate on learning from Ezra Pound, and why his plot of indigenous Hawaiian rainforest inspires his poetry today.
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The Cyclists Who Beat an Airplane: A Tale of Carmaggedon
by Brooke Jarvisposted Jul 18, 2011 - Los Angeles—perhaps America’s most famously car-choked city—briefly became a modern transportation morality play.
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“I’d Rather Have a Life than a Pile of Money”
by Fran Kortenposted Jul 15, 2011 - Peter Buffett, Warren Buffett’s son, on his family wealth, his music career, and his commitment to social justice.
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Toward a Post-Growth Society
by James Gustave Spethposted Jul 06, 2011 - Gus Speth: It’s business as usual that’s the utopian fantasy, while creating something very new and different is the pragmatic way forward.
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The American Dream vs. the Gospel of Wealth
by James Gustave Spethposted Jun 29, 2011 - Is America meant to be a land of opportunity or inequality? Civic virtue or consumerism? Gus Speth explores three deep contradictions in the American identity, asking: What's next for the American dream?
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15 Years of Saying YES!
posted Jun 03, 2011 - Video: 15 years ago, YES! Magazine's founders wondered if, amidst the doom and gloom, there was a place for journalism about hope and possibility. They found their answer.
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Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth
by Wangari Maathaiposted Jun 03, 2011 - Wangari Maathai: What role does spirituality play in our work to heal the earth?
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Living Buildings, Living Economies, and a Living Future
by David Kortenposted May 18, 2011 - David Korten: Two ideas that bring me renewed hope that we can end our isolation from nature and from each other.
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How Can We Solve the Jobs Crisis?
by Sarah van Gelderposted May 10, 2011 - Targeting workers, the unemployed, and public services won't do it. Help us find the solutions that will.
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Radical Homemaking: It’s Not a Competition
by Shannon Hayesposted Apr 29, 2011 - When it comes to ecological living, there's always someone who's doing it better. So what?
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The World of Our Dreams
by David Kortenposted Apr 18, 2011 - I find hope in the fact that for all our wondrous differences, at the core we humans all want most of the same things. Fortunately, what we want aligns with where we need to go.
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Finding Creativity in Our Frenzied World
posted Mar 14, 2011 - Video: John Cleese on how to let your tortoise mind come out to play.
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Dealing With U.S. Deficit: Outdoor Playtime For Kids
by Alyssa B. Johnsonposted Mar 08, 2011 - New Yorkers throw the "Ultimate Block Party" to reclaim play.
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My Antidote to Overwhelm
by Shannon Hayesposted Mar 04, 2011 - Shannon Hayes: People ask me, “How do you do it all?” The answer is, I don’t … and there’s a good reason for that.
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