Friday, May 9, 2025

Tag: happiness

Connecting with nature is a path to finding joy in life

An interview with the creator of the short film “Ode to Joy,” which celebrates connection with nature as a portal to deeper connection with self and each other.

Discontent by design

Like peace and love, such happiness rests within, it is the birthright of everyone, and yet, lost in the hollow world of consumption, competition and uncertainty many, if not most people, experience this inherent state fleetingly at best.

GDP versus lasting growth

What matters to individuals everywhere is not GDP growth, what matters, is the creation of happy, harmonious societies.

We Know Nature Makes Us Happier. Now Science Says It Makes...

New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.

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The real evil empire may surprise you

Serving in (or thinking about) the U.S. military for 40 years.

One in ten Americans lives in a sinking city, new study finds

Groundbreaking research from Columbia University reveals that land beneath America’s largest cities is sinking—mostly due to groundwater extraction—posing a hidden but growing threat to infrastructure, flood safety, and climate resilience.

Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans

Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.

GOP advances sweeping plan to fast-track drilling, mining, and logging on public lands

A new Republican bill would open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel and timber companies while gutting environmental review processes, in a bid to help fund massive tax cuts.

Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report

A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.