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14 Gifts Your Mom Will Actually Want That Give Back
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14 Gifts Your Mom Will Actually Want That Give Back
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Give your mom something she’ll love that also gives back to women and children around the world.

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This Is What Happens When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
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This Is What Happens When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
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To budget for life, plan for the unexpected.

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How to Declutter, Upcycle, and Repurpose Your Old Books
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How to Declutter, Upcycle, and Repurpose Your Old Books
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From little free libraries to unique home décor crafts: Here’s how to save that pile of old books from the landfill.

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Reduce Waste With These 4 Veggie Recipes
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Reduce Waste With These 4 Veggie Recipes
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From carrot top pesto to cilantro stem dressing, here’s four tasty ways to waste less food.

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Should There Be a Global Trash Tax?
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Should There Be a Global Trash Tax?
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Shouldn’t companies have to pay their part for trashing our planet?

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This Farming Startup Cultivates Peace in Conflict Zones Through Trade
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This Farming Startup Cultivates Peace in Conflict Zones Through Trade
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This startup builds peace, one farmer at a time.

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A New Reusable Packaging Platform Is Changing the Way We Think About Recyclables
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A New Reusable Packaging Platform Is Changing the Way We Think About Recyclables
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This online retailer wants to help save the planet by making it easy to swap single-use plastics with reusable packaging.

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This Video Game Tackles Homelessness by Putting the Player on the Streets
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This Video Game Tackles Homelessness by Putting the Player on the Streets
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Sell trash, eat trash, beg, and hope for work: “Change” is a depressing look at homelessness.

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Ethical Travelers Are Obsessed With This Amsterdam Neighborhood. Here Are the Best Sites
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Ethical Travelers Are Obsessed With This Amsterdam Neighborhood. Here Are the Best Sites
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The Amsterdam East neighborhood offers plenty of alternatives to overcrowded tourist sites.

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Hydroponic Farming Aims to Change the World
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Hydroponic Farming Aims to Change the World
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What do the Aztec, Marco Polo, and Pan American Airlines have in common? They’ve all participated in hydroponic farming.

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This Is What Happens When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
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This Is What Happens When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
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To budget for life, plan for the unexpected.

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How to Declutter, Upcycle, and Repurpose Your Old Books
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How to Declutter, Upcycle, and Repurpose Your Old Books
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From little free libraries to unique home décor crafts: Here’s how to save that pile of old books from the landfill.

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Ethical Travelers Are Obsessed With This Amsterdam Neighborhood. Here Are the Best Sites
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Ethical Travelers Are Obsessed With This Amsterdam Neighborhood. Here Are the Best Sites
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The Amsterdam East neighborhood offers plenty of alternatives to overcrowded tourist sites.

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From Canning in Champagne Bottles to Meat Grown in Petri-Dishes: This Is the History of Food Science.
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From Canning in Champagne Bottles to Meat Grown in Petri-Dishes: This Is the History of Food Science.
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For better or worse, food science has changed the way we eat. Through photos, we see how—and why—our diets have changed.

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What Buying My Wedding Dress Taught Me About Living Within My Means
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What Buying My Wedding Dress Taught Me About Living Within My Means
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You don’t have to spend thousands for priceless wedding dress memories.

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Hungry for Change
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Businesses and organizations around the world are trying to tackle waste, nutrition, and discrimination in the food industry

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Modern Day Feudalism and Other American Housing Trends
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From tiny homes to meth houses, this is the world of American housing. 

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Getting to the Roots of Change with Sustainable Agriculture
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A look into the future of sustainable farming, urban agriculture, and the economics of buying the farm.

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Solving Our Biggest Health Worries
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Even in the slow-to-change health care industry, start-ups, new magazines, and other efforts are trying to solve some of our most difficult wellness issues.

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How to Get Married Without Going Broke, And Other Stories
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In case you missed it, Make Change had a pretty awesome Wedding Week. These stories explore how to get married without going broke, sexist wedding traditions that really need an upgrade, and off-beat weddings that are good for your bank account. 

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