Sarah Smarsh was raised on a Kansas wheat farm, the child of generations of teenage mothers and farmers whose hard work only dug themselves into deeper holes. In her bestselling memoir Heartland she talks about how these people are all but ignored as we pretend there is no social class system in America.
Read MoreRoy Cohn sent Ethel and Julius Rosenberg to the electric chair. He was the right hand of Senator Joe McCarthy and taught Donald Trump the deadly art of winning at all costs. And yet, he was at war with the IRS, a closeted gay man, and adored by a surprising number of liberals.
Read MoreThis year’s garden was a heartbreak. The tomatoes didn’t ripen, the weeds were rampant, and the rabbits ate everything. Is it climate change? Incompetence? The Eleventh Plague of Egypt? A horticulturalist explains all.
Read MoreWhile school was once thought of as age-based, people are now encouraged to learn throughout their lifetimes and no other institution on Cape Cod brings together such an array of serious continuing students and accomplished professors.
Read MoreIn today’s world, being dehumanized, and replaced by artificially intelligent machines, is a very real threat. But it can be checked, and even reversed, if we identify and integrate those uniquely human traits that no machine can duplicate.
Read MoreCan you imagine a democratic economy: one that builds prosperity for the many, not just the few? Probably not, but it already exists in businesses across the country…almost invisibly. And until we see what’s possible, we can never envision an alternate future.
Read MoreLenny Federico is a seasonal Recycling Supervisor but he has to deal with a lot more from people than their garbage, often using his professional skills as a teacher of children.
Read MoreThe Republicans say it’s socialist. The Democrats say it’s too expensive. Progressives say it’s our best chance to stop climate catastrophe. It’s the Green New Deal but most of us don’t know enough about it to say anything. Until now.
Read MoreWe’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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