Johann Hari On The Real Causes of Depression

We’ve been taught that depression comes from a chemical imbalance in the brain. That may be true for some, but British journalist Johann Hari reports that many doctors are blaming our lost connections, with friends, meaningful work, and the natural world, among other causes. What that means is that many people with depression can be treated without drugs.

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Mr. Cyr Goes to Boston

Assistant Majority Whip, the only openly gay, as well as the youngest member of the Massachusetts State Senate, Julian Cyr talks about his fight for the state’s most vulnerable citizens.

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Ira Wood
Saving the Wellfleet Oyster

Shellfishing is back breaking work with many pressures. But as if bacterial infections, predators, and hazardous waste aren’t enough, a proposed new law may be paving the way for independent shellfish farmers to be replaced by large corporations.

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What Does a Local Hero Look Like?

Tim McCarthy was a gay media historian who travelled the world making a video record of human rights abuses against LGBTQ people. After he died suddenly, his friends created a Human Rights Champion Award in his honor.

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Ira Wood