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Renegade History of the United States: Chapter Nine

Shopping: The Real American Revolution  If you were a typical American living in the early part of the nineteenth century, you had to plant, tend, harvest, slaughter, and process your own food. You had to make your own ...READ»

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“The question is not what you look at, but what you see”

When I first read Walden Pond, it influenced me deeply to seek peace in nature and to become mindful of the most minute detail.READ»

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The Upside of a Down Market

With increasing unemployment making front page news these days, you may think your prospects for sucess this year are dwindling (particularly if you're already in the market for a new job). Life's easier and opportunities flow ...READ»

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Fast Company's New Dawn

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

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Roxanne Quimby for Governor!

Why has the cofounder and CEO of Burt's Bees just sold a controlling stake in her hugely successful company? She's got something more important to do.READ»

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The Future of Fast Company: Part II

"The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star." So wrote Henry David Thoreau in Walden some 150 years ago. And with today's ...READ»