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10 Clever Ideas From Around the World to Root Out Inequality (Like Fining Extreme CEO Pay)

From Switzerland to New York, it seems like people are talking more than ever about inequality—and its antidotes. Here are some of the most promising and provocative ideas from last year that could shift our course in 2014.

Sam Pizzigati | Jan 9, 2014

What a Progressive, Lesbian Fox News Pundit Learned About Emotional Correctness—From Sean Hannity

Enough with political correctness. Sally Kohn on why persuasion doesn't begin with ideas, facts, or data, but in having the compassion for others that we want them to have for us.

Sally Kohn | Jan 7, 2014

Health care

Sitting Is the New Smoking: Why Walking Is the “Secret Sauce” for Better Health and Happier Communities

Whether you live in the ‘burbs, the city, or the middle of nowhere, the "wonder drug" of walking is just what the doctor ordered.

Jay Walljasper | Jan 7, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

What I Learned from a Month on the Ten-Mile Diet

"It was a different kind of diet. I didn't count calories. I didn't count carbs. I just took 12,500 miles of food off my plate."

| Jan 4, 2014

Can the Stuck-in-Place Economy Help Us Face Climate Change?

New studies show that people with deep roots in the place where they live are better equipped to handle upheavals of the type that come with climate change.

Madeline Ostrander | Dec 31, 2013

The Ancient Greeks’ 6 Words for Love (And Why Knowing Them Can Change Your Life)

Looking for an antidote to modern culture’s emphasis on romantic love? Perhaps we can learn from the diverse forms of emotional attachment prized by the ancient Greeks.

Roman Krznaric | Dec 28, 2013

Local economies

Philly’s New Land Bank: Will It Give Blighted Communities a Boost?

The city is home to more than 40,000 vacant properties. Now neighborhoods are hoping a new public entity can help them bounce back from the post-industrial blues.

Jake Blumgart | Dec 27, 2013

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Less “Big Bang Theory,” More Dana Scully: What It’s Going to Take to Lead More Girls Into Science

Only 25 percent of STEM jobs are held by women. YouTube science sensation Emily Graslie on how we can inspire them with better-quality pop-culture role models.

Leigh Finke | Dec 25, 2013

Mindfulness | Empathy

6 Habits of Highly Grateful People

Wearing yourself down with worry? It’s time to thank outside the box.

Jeremy Adam Smith | Dec 24, 2013

This Christmas, Try Compassion at the Dinner Table

In the spirit of the season, Reverend James Forbes shows us how compassion at the dinner table can bring people from all walks of life together—and reminds us that our work isn't done until that happens.

| Dec 21, 2013

Citizens United

Meet the Texas Farmer Challenging the Keystone Pipeline from the Courtroom to the Plains

Julia Trigg-Crawford claims that the state of Texas has no process to determine whether projects that seize landowners' property are really in the public benefit.

Anna Simonton | Dec 19, 2013

Image courtesy Mobile Loaves and Fishes.

Tiny House Village to Shelter the Homeless in Texas

The project, which is set to break ground next year, will include places for residents to live, garden, worship, and work.

Kelly McCartney | Dec 17, 2013

Health care

This Farmhouse Cookbook Will Show You How Gathering at the Table Can Revive Your Spirit

Visit the remote kitchen of a writers' refuge where Dorothy Allison, Ruth Ozeki, and other women discovered radical hospitality for the body and soul.

| Dec 13, 2013

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