A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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Life in the soil was thought to be silent. What if it isn’t?
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Helsinki marks a year without traffic deaths, thanks to slower speeds and smarter streets | The Optimist Daily
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Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives
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How to listen like a therapist with four ways to build deeper connection and trust | The Optimist Daily
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Dublin expands car-free zones to improve bus travel and city life | The Optimist Daily
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Imagine a government run by people, not money.
The goal of American Promise is to end Citizens United v. FEC by winning the 28th Amendment to The Constitution.…
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The Dire Warnings of the United Nations’ Latest Climate-Change Report
Carolyn Kormann on a new report from the I.P.C.C., which states that global climate change will have catastrophic consequences once…
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In 1960, about a half-million teens took a test. Now it could predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers are exploring how the largest student survey could be studied to forecast life outcomes.
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Operation Ceasefire and the Unlikely Advent of Precision Policing
John Seabrook revisits his reporting on Operation Ceasefire, Professor David Kennedy’s radical approach to gang violence.
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Language Expert: Donald Trump's Way Of Speaking Is 'Oddly Adolescent' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Columbia University professor of linguistics John McWhorter joins to discuss the unique way Donald Trump speaks which is unlike any…
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Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger
Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.
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Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy
A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.
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How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump
Jane Mayer on a meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign that makes a powerful case that targeted…
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Spices for Digestion: 10 Spices That Will Improve Your Digestion Naturally
Want to improve your digestive health? These spices for digestion can alleviate an upset stomach, gas, bloating, and nausea naturally.
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Greenland’s Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected.
When NASA scientists realized that Greenland’s glaciers had begun melting much faster than expected, they were puzzled — and alarmed.