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Not Your Father’s Union Movement: NYC’s Young Workers Committee
posted May 03, 2013 - The Young Workers Committee of New York’s transit union was out on the streets in a vibrant march. This video shows the group rallying, taking over an official’s office, and using the Occupy-style “people’s mic.”
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Survival of the ... Nicest? Check Out the Other Theory of Evolution
by Eric Michael Johnsonposted May 03, 2013 - A new theory of human origins says cooperation—not competition—is instinctive.
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Rights, Not Riots: What Seattle’s May Day Was Really All About
by Peter Pearsallposted May 02, 2013 - The largest march on May Day in Seattle was about immigrant families and their supporters standing together for human rights. Not to be confused with the rowdiness that took place later in the day.
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Six Ways to Stop Worrying and Find Work You Love
by Roman Krznaricposted May 02, 2013 - Quitting work that leaves you unfulfilled requires a lot of courage. Here are six things you can do to get yourself ready to take the plunge.
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Boston Aftermath Shows a Nation Less—Not More—Afraid of Muslims
by Pramila Jayapalposted May 01, 2013 - Despite the horrific attacks and media slurs that followed the Boston bombing, the behavior of ordinary people and elected representatives shows improved tolerance of muslims and other immigrants.
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Star Trek’s George Takei: Putting Facebook Fame to Good Use
by Mark Englerposted Apr 30, 2013 - Famous for his role as Mr. Sulu on Star Trek, today George Takei uses the popularity of his kitchy humor to promote discussion about the rights of women and LGBT people.
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Vermont Time Bankers Build a More Personal Economy
posted Apr 26, 2013 - Video: Whatever service you might need, you’re likely to be able to get it at Onion River Time Bank, where you pay by doing what you love.
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From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy
by Claudia Roweposted Apr 23, 2013 - How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way.
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Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History
by Nadia Colburnposted Apr 22, 2013 - When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.
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Love Your Books? 4 Ways to Share Them With Others
by Fabien Tepper, Signe Predmoreposted Apr 22, 2013 - From mobile libraries to tiny libraries, how to get others to read the books you love.
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Argentina Takes on Vulture Funds in "Debt Trial of the Century"
by Eric LeCompteposted Apr 22, 2013 - For years, "vulture funds" have preyed on struggling nations by purchasing their debt for a pittance. Could an upcoming U.S. court decision put an end to the extortion of poor countries?
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Houston’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands
by Kristin Moeposted Apr 22, 2013 - If the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, 90 percent of the tar sands crude that flows through it will be processed near an embattled Houston neighborhood called Manchester. Residents are joining up to demand a healthier future.
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“World’s Greenest Office Building” Makes Net-Zero Look Easy
by Samantha Thomasposted Apr 22, 2013 - It’s a commercial office space equipped with composting toilets, rainwater showers, and a stairway designed to be so beautiful that no one ever takes the elevator.
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Local Economies Reporting Fellowship
posted Apr 22, 2013
- YES! Magazine is seeking candidates for a paid, 10-month reporting fellowship.
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Newly Released Tim DeChristopher Finds a Movement Transformed by His Courage
by Melanie Jae Martinposted Apr 22, 2013 - Tim DeChristopher, who was just released from federal custody, is best known as the man who disrupted an auction of pristine public lands. But there’s more to his story than his role as “Bidder 70.”
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