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This Company Turns Plastic Bottle Trash From The Ocean Into Clothing

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POLITICS

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I Just Purged 80 Percent Of My Closet. Why Do I Feel So Guilty?

ARTS & CULTURE

When Kellie Jones Wanted To Study Black Art History, The Field Didn't Exist. So She Created It Herself.

BUSINESS

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STYLE

Here's What Goodwill Actually Does With Your Donated Clothes

SCIENCE

Why Trashing Old Clothes Is So Bad For The Environment

BUSINESS

Here's How Scraps Can Help Grow The Food Of The Future

BUSINESS

Here's How Coach Bags Turned From Coveted Classics Into Tacky Chaos

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This Period Company Is Giving 400,000 Tampons To Women In Shelters

ARTS & CULTURE

How One Brazilian Dancer Is Changing The Lives Of Young Girls Through Ballet

BUSINESS

How I Stopped Buying Things I Don't Need

ARTS & CULTURE

Real-Life Superhero Roxane Gay Is Writing Queer Black Women Into Comics

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What It Takes For A Poor Black Kid From Chicago To Earn A College Degree

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Hillary Clinton Wants To Get 5 Million Young People To Volunteer

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The Key To Solving Teen Hunger? Involving Teens.

GREEN

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Sleek Apartments Made Of Shipping Containers To House Homeless Vets

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Egypt Increases Jail Terms For People Who Perform Female Genital Mutilation

SCIENCE

You Make Reckless Decisions When You Shop After Work

BUSINESS

Farm Animals Actually Eat People’s Leftovers — And It’s Good For The Planet

BUSINESS

Danny Meyer Steps Up And Gives His Workers Paid Parental Leave

POLITICS

1 In 4 American Women Has A Family Member In Prison. Now They're Organizing.

GOOD NEWS

This Store Lets You Pay What You Can For Groceries That Would Otherwise Be Tossed

IMPACT

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WHAT'S WORKING

SUSTAINABLE FOOD

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REFUGEE CRISIS

This Company Turns Plastic Bottle Trash From The Ocean Into Clothing

Architect Turns Abandoned Stadium Scraps Into Beautiful Bags And Bus Stops

These Inmates Did A Facebook Live From The County Jail. Their Message Is Life-Saving.

Marijuana May Alleviate America’s Opioid Crisis, New Study Suggests

This Video Of A Boy Asking Obama If He Can Adopt A Syrian Is Everything

What Your Favorite Piece Of Clothing Says About You

I Just Purged 80 Percent Of My Closet. Why Do I Feel So Guilty?

When Kellie Jones Wanted To Study Black Art History, The Field Didn't Exist. So She Created It Herself.

This Family Went A Whole Year Without Buying New Clothes

Here's What Goodwill Actually Does With Your Donated Clothes

Why Trashing Old Clothes Is So Bad For The Environment

Here's How Scraps Can Help Grow The Food Of The Future

Here's How Coach Bags Turned From Coveted Classics Into Tacky Chaos

This Period Company Is Giving 400,000 Tampons To Women In Shelters

How One Brazilian Dancer Is Changing The Lives Of Young Girls Through Ballet

How I Stopped Buying Things I Don't Need

Real-Life Superhero Roxane Gay Is Writing Queer Black Women Into Comics

What It Takes For A Poor Black Kid From Chicago To Earn A College Degree

Hillary Clinton Wants To Get 5 Million Young People To Volunteer

The Key To Solving Teen Hunger? Involving Teens.

Why An Israeli Company Is Sucking Water From The Sky

A 'Smog Vacuum' Will Clean China’s Air, Turning Pollution Into Jewelry

Sleek Apartments Made Of Shipping Containers To House Homeless Vets

Egypt Increases Jail Terms For People Who Perform Female Genital Mutilation

You Make Reckless Decisions When You Shop After Work

Farm Animals Actually Eat People’s Leftovers — And It’s Good For The Planet

Danny Meyer Steps Up And Gives His Workers Paid Parental Leave

1 In 4 American Women Has A Family Member In Prison. Now They're Organizing.

This Store Lets You Pay What You Can For Groceries That Would Otherwise Be Tossed

These African Countries Don't Want Your Used Clothing Anymore

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