A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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The Big Sort – An Insider’s Tour of a Recycling Plant
Have you ever wondered whether your milk carton caps can be recycled? Or what happens to your recycling after it gets picked up from your curb? Science Friday video producer Luke Groskin decided to explore the mysteries of recycling further. He visited a recycling facility in Brooklyn and came back to report on it.
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AARP on the Front Lines Defending Medicare
Medicare is a deal made with the American people — a deal that needs to be honored. AARP is working to defend and protect it.
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Mental Health Reform Is Headed to the President’s Desk
After more than three years of advocating on behalf of mental health reform at the local, state and federal level, NAMI’s hard-fought battle is over. Congress passed mental health reform in the 21st Century Cures Act.
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From farmworkers to restaurant servers
From farmworkers to restaurant servers, the food system employs millions of laborers around the world to pick, package, transport, deliver, and cook our food every day. Of the 3 billion workers in the world’s labor force, about 40 percent are employed in agriculture alone, according to the International Labor Organization of the United Nations (ILO).
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Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump’s foreign policy speech failure
By Georgia Logothetis Tuesday Aug 16, 2016 · 4:35 AM PDT on Daily Kos
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COASTAL MARTENS: ‘A COG IN THE ECOSYSTEM’S MACHINERY’
The threats to the coastal marten, a rare carnivore that Earthjustice is currently fighting to protect under the Endangered Species Act. With a focus on the species and the challenges it faces—from natural predation to vehicle strikes to illegal marijuana farms.
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Obama signs ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
United States President Barack Obama has signed a bill into law that was written in part by the very billion-dollar corporation that will benefit directly from the legislation.
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We Won’t Stop Until the Bullying Stops
Al Franken discusses the the epidemic of bullying against LGBT students in our schools. More below.
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Welcome to No Labels
The primary goal of No Labels is to start a national movement that will culminate in a Federal government that sees the presidential administration and both houses of Congress working together to achieve mutually agreed-upon goals that will solve the nation’s problems. You can see the project’s website below.
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What Bill Gates Thinks About The Future Of Eating Meat
Bill Gates says reducing the environmental footprint of meat consumption isn’t just about moderation. It’s also about innovation. Read full article below.
