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Virginia slated to become first southern state to abolish capital punishment
The United States is one of the few developed countries that has not discontinued capital punishment and it is estimated that over four percent of incarcerated individuals on death row were wrongly convicted. Although 22 states have discontinued capital punishment, the practice is still used, Read More...
February 24, 2021
We're focusing on mental health today with TikTok's new feature to support users struggling with disordered eating and how raising the minimum wage improves mental wellness in society. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 24, 2021
We're focusing on mental health today with TikTok's new feature to support users struggling with disordered eating and how raising the minimum wage improves mental wellness in society. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 24, 2021
We're focusing on mental health today with TikTok's new feature to support users struggling with disordered eating and how raising the minimum wage improves mental wellness in society. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 24, 2021
We're focusing on mental health today with TikTok's new feature to support users struggling with disordered eating and how raising the minimum wage improves mental wellness in society. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Atlanta builds the nation’s largest food forest to tackle food insecurity
After a pecan farm in a south Atlanta neighborhood closed, the land was then supposed to be converted into a residential townhouse zone. That project, however, never happened, prompting the city’s Conservation Fund to buy the land in 2016 and develop it into something else: the country’s Read More...
Zero Grocery lets you shop waste-free without leaving your home
Zero waste stores make it easier to green up your grocery routine, but if you don’t live near one, it can be difficult to navigate packaging-free shopping. This is why Zuleyka Strasner created Zero Grocery, the US’s first plastic-free online grocery. Founded in 2018, the store aims to make Read More...
The mental health benefits of raising the minimum wage
Back in November, we shared how Florida increased its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Now, the same minimum wage is being considered on the federal level. Breaking down the impacts of this change is beneficial for understanding why it is a solution. In addition to lower rates of poverty and higher Read More...
Designer creates marble-like building blocks using salt from the Dead Sea
Finding sustainable alternative building materials is key to reducing the environmental footprint of the construction industry — one of the world’s largest contributors to climate change. According to Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana, sea salt could be one of these materials. In an effort to Read More...
Volunteers in New Zealand rescue stranded pilot whales in two-day effort
A pod of 49 long-finned pilot whales was found stranded on a remote beach on the South Island of New Zealand on Monday, prompting wildlife rangers to initiate a mission to keep the whales alive and in deep waters. With the rangers joined by local residents and a whale rescue group, a total of 150 Read More...