The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes "degrowth" in the face of recession.
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Our concept of "failure" is way too narrow.
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Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.
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Hint: Both lead to the same metabolic state.
Several members of the far-right group were recently arrested after getting into a fight with protesters in New York City.
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Free market ideology uses democratic vocabulary as propaganda, obscuring a non-democratic reality.
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How we define "inequality" is of utmost importance in trying to implement fair equality.
At least 60 will be running at the federal level, and thousands for state offices.
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For thousands of years, all over the world, we've told tales of monsters and the undead. Why? Aaron Mahnke, creator of the 'Lore' podcast, on the hunger for mystery.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Humanities scholar Stephen Greenblatt on one particular story that just won't let us go.
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The Electoral College system is anachronistic, disillusioning, and unpopular. Here’s a better plan.