Category: VOICES
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Outsmart your brain: 3 thinking traps (and practical fixes) from a Yale psychologist
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The mind loves shortcuts. They help us move fast.…
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How litter-picking became a competitive sport
Born in Japan, spogomi is now going global. As competitors like to say: ‘the real…
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Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide
The impacts affect livelihoods, and fuel displacement as well as ongoing instability. Moreover, they can linger even after the fighting has ended. In Sierra Leone, for example, “when…
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US: Prioritize Rights During Saudi Leader’s Visit
(Washington, DC) – The United States government, including Congress, should address Saudi human rights abuses during Crown…
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How Swim Sista Swim Is Redefining Water Confidence for Black Women in the UK
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Language, Identity & Belonging Welcome to the second week…
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Australians promised free solar electricity Australia is producing so much solar power that it’s going…
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World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight
During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights…
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Hands United: Where language meets love for Deaf immigrant families
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Language, Identity & Belonging Welcome to the second week…
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The remote Arctic island, saved by an unshakeable community spirit
North of the Arctic Circle, beyond the maps of ancient mariners, a remote Norwegian island…
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DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at…