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Welcome to Tennessee in 2015\" current-post-id=\"16463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/04\/the-enchanted-land-where-community-college-is-free-tennessee\">\n  <div class=\"horizontal-line-bold2 m-t-10\" style=\"height: 20px; background: url(\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress_child\/images\/yellobar.png) repeat-x 0 0;\"><\/div>\n  <section class=\"banAreaTopBlock chkOrdering\" data-ordering=\"16\">\n  <div class=\"max-1366 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center\"> \n  <div class=\"iiSec\"><h3>The End of Poverty: <span style=\"color: #E0A811;\">Solutions We Love<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n  <div class=\"iiSec2\">\n  <ul class=\"d-flex\">\n  <li>The Enchanted Land Where Community College Is Free? 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Welcome to Tennessee in 2015<\/h3>\n  <h5>A new bill provides two years of tuition at a community college for participating high school grads who might otherwise face a 7.5 percent unemployment rate\u2014and other states are already following suit.<\/h5>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <section class=\"p-v-40 relative\">\n  <div class=\"max-800 p-h-15\">\n  <div class=\"entryPostMeta d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center \">\n  <div class=\"entMeta entryWriters\"><span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/authors\/yessenia-funes\/\">Yessenia Funes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"entMeta entryMinutes\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress_child\/images\/yes_minute-read.png\" class=\"minutes\"> 8 MIN READ<\/div>\n  <div class=\"entMeta entryPublish-date\">Sep 4, 2014<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <hr class=\"horitonzal-line\">\n  <div class=\"magazinArticle\">\n   <p><i>Editor&rsquo;s note: On January 9, 2015, President Barack Obama proposed making two years of community college available to all Americans without tuition. The story below, about a similar program in Tennessee, shows how tuition-free education helps reduce poverty in society.<\/i><\/p>  <p>Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam promised his state something unprecedented: free community college tuition.<\/p>  <p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img class=\"image-right captioned\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/a28c0b96f53249898070468ac153391b.jpg\" id=\"a28c0b96f53249898070468ac153391b\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\"><p><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.yesmagazine.org\/subscribe\/\">Click here to subscribe to YES!<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>The &ldquo;Tennessee Promise&rdquo; is now more than a promise: It&rsquo;s a law Haslam signed in May. The bill provides two years of tuition at a community college or college of applied technology for any high school graduate who agrees to work with a mentor, complete eight hours of community service, and maintain at least a C average. High school graduates will start to reap these benefits in fall 2015.<\/p>  <p>Oregon Sen. Mark Hass is selling the idea to his state, too. He sponsored a bill that passed earlier this year to study whether a similar system in Oregon would work. The results should be out later this year.<\/p>  <p>Hass feels passionate about this bill because his generation didn&rsquo;t have to deal with the same hardships as today&rsquo;s young people. When he graduated from Tigard High School in 1975, his friends could score a job at a timber mill and make a decent living for the rest of their lives.<\/p>  <p>In 2013, by contrast, high school grads without a college degree faced an unemployment rate of 7.5 percent, more than 2 percentage points higher than their associate-degree holding peers; their annual income was lower by more than $6,500.<\/p>  <blockquote class=\"pullquote\">Alabama and other states neighboring Mississippi are also looking into the idea.<\/blockquote>  <p>If the outcome of the Oregon study is positive, the state is likely to follow in Tennessee&rsquo;s footsteps and increase college enrollment and reduce poverty all at once through the free community-college system. The legislature will vote on the proposal during the 2015 legislative session.<\/p>  <p>&ldquo;It won&rsquo;t, by itself, eradicate poverty,&rdquo; Hass says, &ldquo;but I think it&rsquo;s a very positive step in the right direction of not only reducing poverty but also meeting the needs of employers who are trying to find qualified people for jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>  <p><strong> <\/strong>Several of Mississippi&rsquo;s community colleges already offer free tuition, but state Rep. Jerry Turner won&rsquo;t stand for &ldquo;several.&rdquo; He wants to make all 15 of the state&rsquo;s community colleges free. Turner authored a bill that proposed that idea, and though it died in committee earlier this year, it&rsquo;ll be up for discussion again in January.<\/p>  <p>Alabama and other states neighboring Mississippi are also looking into the idea.<\/p>  <p>David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and research for the American Association of Community Colleges, expects efforts that address the cost of college will grow.<\/p>  <p>While he thinks these policies are positive, Baime worries about the less well-prepared students and the part-time students who work and will be excluded by full-time eligibility requirements. &ldquo;Sometimes, the students who are sort of on the margin are left behind,&rdquo; Baime says.<\/p>  <p>Kell Smith, the director of communications and legislative service for the Mississippi Community College Board, says full-time requirements encourage students not only to complete school but to complete it in a timely manner.<\/p>  <p>For now, it&rsquo;s uncertain how these policies will affect students &ldquo;on the margin&rdquo; or whether Oregon or Mississippi will move forward with their initiatives. It&rsquo;s certain, however, that Tennessians can now reap the benefits of a college degree&mdash;for free.<\/p><div  class=\"article-writer-container magazine\"> \n\n\n\n<hr class=\"horitonzal-line\">\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-5685-CATTR847b098c1a1fc9befaca07c4f3d240e8TCPID16463\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-5685-CATTR847b098c1a1fc9befaca07c4f3d240e8TCPID16463\" data-viewnumber=\"5685-CATTR847b098c1a1fc9befaca07c4f3d240e8TCPID16463\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;5685&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:0,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?wpv_view_count=5685-CATTR847b098c1a1fc9befaca07c4f3d240e8TCPID16463&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?wpv_view_count=5685-CATTR847b098c1a1fc9befaca07c4f3d240e8TCPID16463\">\n\n\t\n\t\n<table class=\"article-writer-wrapper\">\n\t      \n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"article-writer-thumb has-image\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/authors\/yessenia-funes\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-120x120.png\" class=\"attachment-people-headshot-medium size-people-headshot-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yessenia Funes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-175x175.png 175w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW.png 200w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imports\/MUGFunesBW-178x178.png 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n        <\/td>   \n        <td class=\"article-writer\">\n          <div class=\"article-text\">\n            <span class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/authors\/yessenia-funes\/\">Yessenia Funes<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"excerpt\">covers environmental justice for Earther. She is a former associate editor at YES!<\/span>\n            \n          <\/div> \n          \n        <\/td>\n         <\/tr>     \n\t\n  <\/table>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"horitonzal-line\">\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear loadmorePost\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <span class=\"loadedPostId\" data-post-id=\"16463\"><\/span>\n  <\/article>","sidebarSlide":null,"postAccor":"<div class=\"accorTop\"><h5><em>Fall 2014<\/em><\/h5><h4>End of Poverty<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"relative addAcccordians\"><button class=\"accordianBtn\"><i class=\"fa fa-caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><p class=\"tableOfContents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issues\/poverty\/\">TABLE OF CONTENTS <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><div class=\"imgContainer sIpBanner relative noBg\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress_child\/images\/issue\/ComingSoon-toc.jpg\" alt=\"End of Poverty\"><\/div><ul class=\"accordion mobileAccordianAjaxLoad demo-yx\"><li><div class=\"link toggleDesktopAjax\">In Depth<i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div><ul class=\"submenu accordianScroll mCustomScrollbar ajaxScroll inner\" ><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/21\/why-poverty-is-not-inevitable\">Poverty is Not Inevitable: What We Can Do Now to Turn Things Around<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/29\/15-and-change-how-seattle-led-the-countrys-wage-revolution\">How Seattle Led the Country\u2019s Wage Revolution<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/15\/how-america-s-largest-worker-owned-co-op-lifts-people-out-of-poverty\">How America&#8217;s Largest Worker Owned Co-Op Lifts People Out of Poverty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/10\/wealthy-capitalist-nick-hanauer-on-why-money-doesn-t-trickle-down\">A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn&#8217;t Trickle Down<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/11\/04\/we-couldn-t-possibly-be-poor\">\u201cWe Couldn\u2019t Possibly Be Poor\u201d: How a Doctor Fell Into Poverty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/29\/the-faces-behind-the-fight-for-15-an-hour\">The Faces Behind the Fight for $15 an Hour<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/10\/americans-on-food-aid-document-their-hunger-in-photos\">Americans on Food Aid Document Their Hunger in Photos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/22\/inequality-the-choices-we-ve-made\">America Keeps People Poor On Purpose: A Timeline of Choices We&#8217;ve Made to Increase Inequality<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/02\/why-a-tiny-decrease-in-unemployment-means-a-big-pay-raise-for-the-poor\">Why a Tiny Decrease in Unemployment Means a Big Pay Raise for the Poor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/11\/migrant-farmworkers-find-paths-out-of-poverty-incubator-farms\">Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/10\/when-poverty-was-the-enemy-not-the-poor\">When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/04\/a-wall-street-equity-firm-evicted-my-family-we-re-still-searching-for-a-home\">A Wall Street Equity Firm Evicted My Family. 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Welcome to Tennessee in 2015<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/19\/stanford-divestors-we-love\">Stanford&#8217;s Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students\u2014And 1 President\u2014Who Made It Happen<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/19\/the-page-that-counts-3\">Americans Spend $1.8 Billion on Eating Out Every Day (And 23 Other Facts You Should Probably Know)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/li><li><div class=\"link toggleDesktopAjax\">Culture Shift<i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div><ul class=\"submenu accordianScroll mCustomScrollbar ajaxScroll inner\" ><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/24\/livingly-dying\">What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/04\/the-antidote-to-mansplaining\">The Antidote to Mansplaining: Rebecca Solnit on Everyday Sexism and What We Can Do About It<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/18\/towards-collective-liberation\">Most Social Change Groups Grapple with White Privilege\u2014But This Book Can Help<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/18\/the-nonviolence-handbook\">The Key to a Sustainable Future Is Resisting Violence Every Day<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/28\/movie-review-years-of-living-dangerously\">Matt Damon, Harrison Ford Lead All-Star Cast in Showtime Climate Change Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/16\/how-to-pickle-almost-anything\">How to Pickle Almost Anything<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/li><\/ul><\/div>","prvIssue":"The End of Poverty","issueTerms":"Solutions We Love","postTitle":"The Enchanted Land Where Community College Is Free? Welcome to Tennessee in 2015","postLink":"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/04\/the-enchanted-land-where-community-college-is-free-tennessee","postTxaColor":"E0A811","postID":16463,"getMobileAccordian":"<a href=\"javascript:;\" class=\"closeBookIcon\"><i class=\"fa fa-times\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"imgContainer sIpBanner relative noBg\"><div class=\"accorTop\"><h5><em>Fall 2014<\/em><\/h5><h4>End of Poverty<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issues\/poverty\/\">TABLE OF CONTENTS <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/generatepress_child\/images\/issue\/ComingSoon-toc.jpg\" alt=\"End of Poverty\"><\/div><ul class=\"accordion mobileAccordianAjaxLoad\"><li><div class=\"link toggleMobileAjax\">In Depth<i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div><ul class=\"submenu accordianScroll mCustomScrollbar ajaxScroll inner\" ><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/21\/why-poverty-is-not-inevitable\">Poverty is Not Inevitable: What We Can Do Now to Turn Things Around<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/29\/15-and-change-how-seattle-led-the-countrys-wage-revolution\">How Seattle Led the Country\u2019s Wage Revolution<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/15\/how-america-s-largest-worker-owned-co-op-lifts-people-out-of-poverty\">How America&#8217;s Largest Worker Owned Co-Op Lifts People Out of Poverty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/10\/wealthy-capitalist-nick-hanauer-on-why-money-doesn-t-trickle-down\">A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn&#8217;t Trickle Down<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/11\/04\/we-couldn-t-possibly-be-poor\">\u201cWe Couldn\u2019t Possibly Be Poor\u201d: How a Doctor Fell Into Poverty<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/29\/the-faces-behind-the-fight-for-15-an-hour\">The Faces Behind the Fight for $15 an Hour<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/10\/americans-on-food-aid-document-their-hunger-in-photos\">Americans on Food Aid Document Their Hunger in Photos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/22\/inequality-the-choices-we-ve-made\">America Keeps People Poor On Purpose: A Timeline of Choices We&#8217;ve Made to Increase Inequality<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/02\/why-a-tiny-decrease-in-unemployment-means-a-big-pay-raise-for-the-poor\">Why a Tiny Decrease in Unemployment Means a Big Pay Raise for the Poor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/11\/migrant-farmworkers-find-paths-out-of-poverty-incubator-farms\">Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/10\/when-poverty-was-the-enemy-not-the-poor\">When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/04\/a-wall-street-equity-firm-evicted-my-family-we-re-still-searching-for-a-home\">A Wall Street Equity Firm Evicted My Family. We\u2019re Still Searching for a Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/26\/7-practical-ideas-for-compassionate-communities\">7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/li><li><div class=\"link toggleMobileAjax\">Solutions We Love<i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div><ul class=\"submenu accordianScroll mCustomScrollbar ajaxScroll inner\" style=\"display:block;\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/29\/why-are-bmw-and-mercedes-so-rich\">If Unions Are Breaking Automakers, Why Are BMW and Mercedes So Rich?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/16\/how-residents-of-a-rural-new-mexico-county-fought-fracking-barons-and-won\">How Residents of a Rural New Mexico County Fought the Fracking Barons and Won\u2014For Now<\/a><\/li><li class=\"active ppp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/04\/the-enchanted-land-where-community-college-is-free-tennessee\">The Enchanted Land Where Community College Is Free? Welcome to Tennessee in 2015<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/19\/stanford-divestors-we-love\">Stanford&#8217;s Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students\u2014And 1 President\u2014Who Made It Happen<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/08\/19\/the-page-that-counts-3\">Americans Spend $1.8 Billion on Eating Out Every Day (And 23 Other Facts You Should Probably Know)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/li><li><div class=\"link toggleMobileAjax\">Culture Shift<i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div><ul class=\"submenu accordianScroll mCustomScrollbar ajaxScroll inner\" ><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/24\/livingly-dying\">What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/04\/the-antidote-to-mansplaining\">The Antidote to Mansplaining: Rebecca Solnit on Everyday Sexism and What We Can Do About It<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/18\/towards-collective-liberation\">Most Social Change Groups Grapple with White Privilege\u2014But This Book Can Help<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/09\/18\/the-nonviolence-handbook\">The Key to a Sustainable Future Is Resisting Violence Every Day<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/28\/movie-review-years-of-living-dangerously\">Matt Damon, Harrison Ford Lead All-Star Cast in Showtime Climate Change Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/poverty\/2014\/10\/16\/how-to-pickle-almost-anything\">How to Pickle Almost Anything<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n          <\/li><\/ul>"}