Can Animals Save Us?
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Western culture draws a sharp line between humans and animals. An indigenous writer reflects on what happens when we accept animals as our relatives and offer compassion to the entire living world. |
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How Warring Baboons Found Peace Scientists have long said humans are naturally violent and, like other primates, can’t change. Then a trick of fate turned a troop of baboons into peacemakers. |
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World & Community
New models that foster justice and real prosperity, and sustain the Earth’s living systems. How can we bring these models to life and put them to work?
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Big mammals shouldn’t be a casualty of modern society. They could make a comeback—if we give them what they need most: space.
20,000 New Species Under The Sea Plunge into the world's first census of the sea.
What's So Special About Humans? Do dolphins have rights to the ocean? Does a river have a right to exist? Small-town America, Spain, Ecuador, and Bolivia fight for the rights of Mother Nature.
Temple Grandin thinks like an animal—and makes sure cattle get respect.
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The Power of OneStories of people who find their courage, open their hearts, and discover what it means to be human in today’s world . SHOULD WE EAT ANIMALS? |
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Farmer Joel Salatin says he respects his animals—and eats them, too.
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If you have to kill your conscience to eat, it’s not worth it. |
Jane Goodall: 10 Best Things We Can Do for Animals
YES! asked Jane Goodall to tell us what we can do in our everyday lives to care for the animals we love.
PLUS: The Teatime Series: How backyard hummingbirds gave a healing photojournalist a new lens on life.
How one Baltimore-born Motown veteran is preserving two of the country's most precious resources: wild mustangs and at-risk children.
Breaking OpenHumor, story-telling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities. |
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How you can sustainably have
PLUS: Our intern Alyssa finds out |
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Magpies grieve. Elephants empathize.
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No Impact Man: My Life As An Accidental Activist Take the first step, even if you don’t know where it leads: What happened when a regular guy tried changing the world.
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Nuclear Disarmament Is People's Work Remember the nuclear scare? It hasn’t gone away. How to end nuclear weapons by fighting complacency.
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