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Need a Job? Create Your Own
posted Sep 21, 2011 - Meet five entrepreneurs who said no to corporate jobs.
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Young Farmers: A Growing Movement
by Fran Kortenposted Sep 20, 2011 - In spite of the daily discouraging environmental, political, and economic news, coaxing living things to grow somehow seems to make folks optimistic.
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The Roommate Revolution: Why Living Alone is Overrated
by Leilani Clarkposted Sep 19, 2011 - At 37, Leilani Clark thought she was too old and too independent for roommates. But she soon found herself loving the sharing life...and she’s not alone.
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Work Less, Live More
by Juliet Schorposted Sep 02, 2011 - Working fewer hours could help save our economy, our sanity, and the planet.
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Does Inequality Make Us Unhappy?
by Carmen Sobczakposted Aug 25, 2011 - A new study suggests Americans' happiness declines when there’s a wider gap between rich and poor.
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Small Steps for Growing a No Impact Family
by Kathy Kottarasposted Aug 25, 2011 - Since trying the No Impact Week experiment, our family has learned to be mindful of our habits, and live with more joy.
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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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