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Empowerment in the Classroom
by Yana Kunichoffposted Feb 09, 2012 - How do we teach high school students to see themselves as protagonists in history? One idea involves Lupe Fiasco, Matt Damon, and the late Howard Zinn.
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Book Review: Urban Homesteading
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Feb 07, 2012 - Heirloom skills for sustainable living.
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Farmers Go Wild
by Abby Quillenposted Feb 06, 2012 - Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.
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The Benefits of Gratitude
by Ocean Robbinsposted Feb 06, 2012 - There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea.
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6 Ways to Empower Others
by Starhawkposted Feb 01, 2012 - What makes a good leader? The gift of strengthening everyone else.
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5 Acts of Creative Disruption
by Ayla Harbin, Christa Hillstromposted Jan 31, 2012 - Video: From mic checks in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to flash mobs at Target, expressing dissent has never been more colorful.
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Vandana Shiva: Teachers for a Living World
by Madhu Suri Prakashposted Jan 27, 2012 - While Ivy League schools marvel at India’s economic growth, Vandana Shiva’s University of the Seed looks to the earth—and Gandhi—for guidance.
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A Tale of Two Cities: Beijing and Detroit
by Helena Norberg-Hodgeposted Jan 26, 2012 - Which symbolizes success, and which disintegration? It may not be what you think.
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Deb Richter: A Cure for Broken Health Care
by Daniel Firesideposted Jan 24, 2012 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Meet the doctor who uprooted her life to bring universal health care to Vermont.
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Beyond “Free” or “Fair” Trade: Mexican Farmers Go Local
by Mike Woldposted Jan 23, 2012 - We usually think of the demand for local, organic foods as coming from the North. But in southern Mexico, the growing localist movement is a strategy for survival.
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Local Economies for a Global Future
by Jason F. McLennanposted Jan 19, 2012 - Yes, we need to relocalize—but that doesn’t mean we're headed for provincialism. Anticipating our near-heavy, far-light future.
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Why Own When You Can Share?
posted Jan 11, 2012 - Welcome to the new age of collaborative consumption.
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We (Still) Want Bread, and Roses Too
by John de Graafposted Jan 10, 2012 - The centennial of the famous strike in Lawrence, Mass., reminds us that our fight is about more than economics.
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May Boeve: Friendship to Carry Us Through Crisis
by Colin Beavanposted Jan 10, 2012 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: The worldwide climate-change movement started with the dreams of a few college friends.
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Work, Reimagined: Detroit Gets Creative
by Zak Rosenposted Jan 05, 2012 - How residents of America’s most famously down and out city are building livelihoods that also rebuild their communities.
