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This 70-year-old woman spends her days removing hate propaganda from the streets of Berlin
Meet Irmela Schramm, a 70-year-old woman who spends her days walking the streets of Berlin in search for racist, neo-Nazi messages that she can cover up. She’s been at it for over three decades, removing over 130,000 Nazi stickers and posters in that time, despite receiving threats from Read More...
GoFundMe cracked the code for charitable giving, and the best is still to come
2016 was a big year for the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. The philanthropic force reached over $3 billion in total donations, and had three times as many donors than in previous years. Now GoFundMe has ambitious plans for the future as they look to allow causes from around the world to set up Read More...
High-speed internet is now a basic right to all Canadians
No one in Canada will be complaining about slow internet speeds in the coming years after the Canadian government declared that high-speed broadband internet is a “basic” right that should be accessible to all. The government is supporting the national telecoms regulator with a $750 million Read More...
5-minute morning routines can make your whole day better
If you feel like your days aren’t as productive as they could be, take a look at your morning routine. Are you giving yourself the time you need to feel prepared for the day, or are you rushing out the door each morning? Just by giving yourself five minutes each morning, you can instill habits Read More...
Look again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe
Look Again is a daily series presenting the best photographs of the previous 24 hours, curated and written by Salon's writers and editors.Tokyo, Japan Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Workers dressed in Santa and reindeer costumes clean windows outside of the ‘Decks Tokyo Beach’ Read More...
5 ways to teach a child to be mindful during an ordinary day
Want to teach your child the art of mindfulness? Even one minute of mindfulness can create a shift during your day. It doesn’t take a particular posture or formal training to engage your mind and body in the present moment. In fact, you can teach kids how to be mindful during ordinary daily Read More...
Top 6 U.S. cities for living a green lifestyle
Living a green lifestyle means managing your waste, recycling efficiently, making environmentally-friendly transportation choices, buying local and organic goods, utilizing alternative forms of energy and reducing your overall carbon footprint. Going green becomes easier when you’re Read More...
UK hits clean energy milestone: 50% of electricity from low carbon sources
Half of the UK’s electricity came from wind turbines, solar panels, wood burning and nuclear reactors between July and September, in a milestone first. Official figures published on Thursday show low carbon power, which has been supported by the government to meet climate change targets, Read More...
The radically simple design that's changing African architecture
When constructing a building in Africa, the one thing it must be able to do is withstand the African climate. By combining the sophistication of European architecture along with the needs of African buildings, Berlin-based architecture Francis Kéré has started an architectural revolution in Read More...
Why digital nomads are ditching mainstream banking for better options
For the digital nomads traveling the world and working at the same time, banking can be a giant headache. Moving money between international accounts costs money, withdrawing money costs money, and exchanging foreign currencies costs money. With all these fees, what’s even the point of banking? Read More...