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How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System

Voting can be a convoluted obstacle course, especially for those who can’t read. Here are proven ways of fixing the system and enabling millions more voters to participate.
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Ultimate Calendar of Cancer Awareness Months & Days

Your simple guide to the dozens of cancer awareness days, weeks, and months.
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Ultimate Calendar of HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Your simple guide to the dozens of HIV/AIDS awareness days, weeks, months, birthdays, and anniversaries.
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December: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of December's awareness days, national months, and more...
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Building From Rubble: How To House Internally Displaced Ukrainians

There are more than eight million Ukrainians displaced within their own country — and housing is becoming a growing concern. People are banding together to creatively rebuild.
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November: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of November’s awareness days, national months, and more...
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Milestones in Women's History From the Year You Were Born

Observing milestones in women's history also reminds us of the steps still required to achieve true gender equality. We dug through historical records and selected inspirational or important moments in women's history every year.
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Mullets, Biodiversity, & Patagonia - Good News This Week: September 17th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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After Wiping Out $6.7 Billion in Medical Debt, 'RIP Medical Debt' Is Just Getting Started

Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
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11 Best Recycled Glassware Brands To Sip On

We’ve put together a quick guide to help you find the perfect (or, as you’ll find out, the imperfect) recycled glassware to complement your home and lifestyle.
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These People & Groups are Ensuring the Navajo Nation Has Access To Clean Water

Alongside Rotary and the nonprofit DigDeep, the Navajo are bringing a vital commodity to their ancestral homeland
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Can a New Encampment Strategy Get People Housed Permanently? Two Seattle Campers Find Different Answers

Grandma and Gonzo, two longtime campers moved from tents in an encampment near Bitter Lake to temporary housing in a hotel, as a step — they hoped — toward a permanent home.
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