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Georgia Professors Teach Undocumented Students—for Free

Georgia is one of three states that exclude undocumented students from full access to higher education. "Freedom University" operates on the principle that “you can stop me from going to a UGA classroom, but you can’t stop a UGA professor from teaching me.”

Chris Francis | May 21, 2013

Citizens United

Will the 99% Outbid the Billionaires Trying to Buy the LA Times?

A new player has joined the high-stakes bidding war over the Tribune Company, which owns some of America’s largest newspapers: the people of the United States.

| May 17, 2013

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Fracking the Suburbs: An Explosive Combination?

As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.

Peter Pearsall | May 16, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

The Farm Bill’s “Government Handouts”: Who Really Benefits?

There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.

Shannon Hayes | May 15, 2013

Cooperatives

Worker-Owned Window Factory Opens for Business

When the company known as Republic Windows and Doors closed its Chicago factory, the workers raised the money to buy back the company themselves. The worker-owned cooperative they formed opens today.

| May 10, 2013

Handshake photo courtesy of Think Panama

Why the TransPacific Partnership is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal

A super-sized NAFTA, the TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws on environmental health and citizens’ rights. Here’s why we shouldn’t let it pass without a fight.

Kristen Beifus | May 9, 2013

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

The Bright Side of the Money Crisis

Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy.

| May 7, 2013

Hugging Salt Shakers photo by Harlan Harris

Survival of the … Nicest? Check Out the Other Theory of Evolution

A new theory of human origins says cooperation—not competition—is instinctive.

Eric Michael Johnson | May 4, 2013

Six Ways to Stop Worrying and Find Work You Love

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.

Roman Krznaric | May 3, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

Vermont Time Bankers Build a More Personal Economy

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.

| Apr 27, 2013

Green Worker Co-Op Academy photo by Stephen O'Byrne

Cooperatives | Jobs

From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy

How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way.

Claudia Rowe | Apr 24, 2013

Health care

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

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.

Nadia Colburn | Apr 23, 2013

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