Consumerism tells us it’s easier to swipe a credit card than it is to confront the dissatisfaction in our lives. Here’s how to break free.
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Keep Reading#NothingNewNovember is a chance to hit the reset button on our consumption. Here’s some ways to join the challenge.
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Keep ReadingThe lungs of our planet are being chopped down for a new life as a 55-cent mailer or particle-board furniture destined for landfill. Be the change with these easy ways to take action on deforestation.
Keep ReadingJust a gentle reminder that there is no purchase that you can— or should— make to signal your “eco-friendliness” to the world, and no swipe of your credit card that will make you “green.”
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Keep ReadingThere’s very little quite like a high-stakes election to make you feel powerless. You can vote, you can phone bank or door to door canvas or donate to a campaign, but at the end of the day the outcome depends on roughly 240 million individuals you have no control over. So here’s a gentle reminder of some things you can control, that have nothing to do with politics.
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