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Culture

My Surprisingly Friendly Post-Prison Life

By: Alexander Hall

Yes, I encountered stigma, but also empathy and understanding – in part, because so many Americans know someone who’s been locked up.

Culture

We’re Closer Than We Realize

By: john a powell & Rachel Heydemann

The notion that our common bonds are wearing away obscures a simple truth: difference and division are not the same thing.

 

Education

Inside the Student-Led Movement to Depolarize College

By: Gregory Scruggs

Beyond the ideological brawls and anti-speaker protests is a push to make disagreement on campus cool again.

Civic Engagement

The Unlikely Friendship that Helped Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Ireland

By: Bastian Berbner

In Ireland, 100 private citizens advise parliament on policy. Two of them changed each other’s lives — and, perhaps, their country’s constitution.

Health

The Non-Partisan “Pro-Voice” Abortion Space

By: Rikha Sharma Rani

How one organization is taking ideology out of reproductive health.

Climate/Energy

The Italian Fishermen Who Brought the Sea Back to Life

By: Agostino Petroni

When overfishing decimated Puglia’s biodiversity, conservationists and fishermen created a marine reserve that turned their catches around.

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Climate/Energy

The New Solar Farm Is a Real Farm, Too

By: Christopher Pollon

The next generation of solar arrays benefits the earth — right beneath them.

Urban/Transportation

Cincinnati Tenants Are Building Equity With Each Rent Payment

By: Emily Nonko

Why should homeowners get all the perks? How a different type of rental model puts equity back in the pockets of tenants.

Urban/Transportation

How Europe Engineered Its E-Bike Boom

By: Klaus Sieg

Millions of Europeans now commute by e-bike, a mobility revolution carefully cultivated by governments and employers.

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The World Is Changing — So Can We

By: David Byrne

The pandemic is revealing the many ways our lives intersect. Is this an opportunity for us to reimagine what we can be?

Climate/Energy

Can We All Be Like Texas?

By: David Byrne

How a conservative, oil-pumping state became one of the world’s biggest generators of wind power.

Civic Engagement

The Coronavirus-Proof Nation

By: Will Doig

Taiwan has built a pragmatic, solutions-oriented society where democracy is expected to deliver results. Amid the pandemic, it’s paying off.

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