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5 Action Steps to Change Kids’ Screen Time
Blog | by Shara Drew | May 15, 2018
Here are five steps you can take to help make childhood what it should be for kids: filled with play, quality time with caring adults, and exploration in the natural world.
Great Summer Reads: 2018 Edition
Blog | by New Dream | May 8, 2018
We asked members of our Facebook group to post a comment about a book that's inspired them to make change. Check out their responses!
Signs of Hope from 2019
Blog | by New Dream | December 18, 2019
As we looked back on this year, 2019 seemed to offer it all: moments of deep concern and persistent challenges to our safety and well-being, alongside meaningful signs of hope that are taking us into 2020.
Tackling the Twin Threats of Population and Consumption: An Interview with Robert Engelman
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | February 23, 2012
The new head of Worldwatch says we need to address both population growth and rising consumption if we hope to bring about a more sustainable world.
B Corporations: Driving a New Ecology of Commerce
Blog | by Elsa Jagniecki | January 16, 2012
There’s a growing buzz about a new kind of business model centered around building better business, social enterprise, and corporate policy.
America the Possible: A Manifesto, Part II
Blog | by James Gustave Speth | July 2, 2012
We need a compelling vision for a new future, a vision of a better country—America the Possible—that is still within our power to reach.
Great Summer Reads: 2019 Edition
Blog | by New Dream | June 21, 2019
Looking for a great summer read? Here’s a list of our favorite recent (or recent to us!) books.
New Dream Happenings: 2019 Year-End Update
Blog | November 21, 2019
The latest on organizational priorities, active programs, and strategic partnerships.
Fostering Connection and Community Through Resilience Circles
Blog | by Luka Carfagna and Emilie Dubois | September 7, 2011
Two Boston graduate students are building community and increasing their personal security through participation in a local Resilience Circle.
Consumerism, Values, and What Really Matters: An Interview with Tim Kasser
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | July 29, 2011
Psychologist Tim Kasser describes his work on materialism and values, and how he’s tried to resist consumer pressures in his own life.
Solutions to the Pandemic Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Blog | by Ashley Colby | June 8, 2020
Normally, in times of crisis, we look to the technocrats—highly trained doctors, technologists, and bureaucrats—for answers. What if we looked to how communities take care of each other instead?
Now Is the Time to Invest in Our Health and Communities
Blog | by Esther Clark | March 24, 2020
How a personal experience led the author to advocate for immune-system health and community vitality to combat COVID-19.
"The Struggle in Rural Kentucky, Being a Black Producer, Is Real"
Blog | May 10, 2019
New Dream speaks with Tiffany Bellfield about the challenges she's faced as a business woman of color, and her contributions to her community as a holistic farmer, producer of botanical products, wellness practitioner, convener of women’s retreats, and mom.