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Do You Love What You Wear? 10 Tips for Boosting Your Style While Avoiding the Traps of Fast Fashion

Blog   |   by Rebecca Ballard   |   June 9, 2016

Here are 10 tips for boosting your style while avoiding the traps of fast fashion.


You are what you eat - but do you change when your diet changes?

Blog   |   by Kim   |   December 29, 2008


Cheap Green Adventures: Go On a Plant Safari

Blog   |   by Kim   |   June 22, 2009


A Roadmap to a New Economy: An Interview with Gus Speth

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   March 8, 2012

Speth talks about the need to reshape the political and economic system to work better for all Americans.


It’s Time to Renounce Our Throwaway Ethic

Blog   |   by Addison Del Mastro   |   July 31, 2012

The throwaway mentality is usually associated with the wasteful use of consumer goods. But what about food, animals, and even human life?


Stories of Going Veggie

Blog   |   by Hanaa   |   April 14, 2009


America the Possible: A Manifesto, Part II

Blog   |   by James Gustave Speth   |   July 2, 2012

We need a compelling vision for a new future, a vision of a better country—America the Possible—that is still within our power to reach.


What Is the American Dream? Dueling Dualities in the American Tradition

Blog   |   by James Gustave Speth   |   June 27, 2011

The story of the pursuit of happiness in America is a story of its close alliance with capitalism and consumerism. But is there another option?


Want to Encourage Gifts That Really Matter? Plan an Alternative Gift Fair!

Blog   |   by Jennifer Oehme Knepper   |   May 4, 2017

It's never too early to start planning an alternative gift fair. Here's one story about getting it done.


On Walking: A Simple Privilege with Powerful Benefits

Blog   |   by Jenny Blair   |   August 20, 2012

A simple act like walking can provide a sense of place, community, and happiness.


The Future of Work? Get on the Lattice or Die

Blog   |   by Liz Kofman and Astri Von Arbin Ahlander   |   May 8, 2013

How do you balance work and life in a financially tight and job-insecure world? First, forget about the corporate ladder.


The Threads That Bind Us: One Woman's Perspective on the Border Crisis, Climate Change, and Our Choices as Consumers

Blog   |   by Amber Cadenas   |   September 17, 2019

We can't ignore the connections between our own behaviors as consumers and many of the wider crises facing our world, including climate change and the realities of climate-related migration.


Confronting Racism Through Personal Action and Deeper Community Connections

Blog   |   by Casey Williams   |   September 21, 2017

By building stronger networks with people and groups from diverse backgrounds, we can all help to create a more socially just and sustainable world. 


New Dream 2018 Youth Fellows

Custom Pages   |   August 15, 2018


Consumerism, Values, and What Really Matters: An Interview with Tim Kasser

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   July 29, 2011

 Psychologist Tim Kasser describes his work on materialism and values, and how he’s tried to resist consumer pressures in his own life.


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