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As people reach for social justice and better lives, they create public goods—free education, public health, open parks, clean water, and many others—that must be kept out of the market. When private interests take over, they strip public goods of their power to lift people up, creating instead a tool to diminish democracy, further inequality, and separate us from each other. "The Privatization of Everything," by Donald Cohen, the founder of In the Public Interest, an organization dedicated to shared prosperity and the common good, chronicles the efforts to turn our public goods into private profit centers.

Mark Oppenheimer’s new book, "Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood," is the definitive story of the October 27, 2018 shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue. The book is a portrait of a singular Jewish community, and a look at how all communities grieve and heal in the aftermath of tragedy.

Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between- not-for-profit organizations in our communities; allowing us all to fall into place.Falling Into Place is supported by The Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation, Providing a helping hand to turn inspiration into accomplishment. See more possibilities … see more promise… see more progress.

All summer long, Climate Smart Committees from New Lebanon, Chatham, Canaan, Austerlitz and East Nassau New York collaborated to bring Repair Café events to our region and there will be one on Saturday, Oct.23 from 10am-4 pm at the New Lebanon Fire House in New Lebanon, New York. Austerlitz Climate Smart Committee member Cara Humphrey joins us.

Hoosick Blooms is back and better than ever! After the 2020 Covid 19 hiatus, the tour has been expanded with twice as many sites that can be visited over…

Given unprecedented times, The Food Pantries for the Capital District is working to ensure that our local food pantries are prepared in the face of…

Author, journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger has long been attracted to extremes. In his new book “Freedom,” Junger uses a months-long hike he and…

Community, business, and organization leaders often ask: "How do I get diversity in my group?" According to our next guest - the work is real, but it's a…

The Center For The Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) at Bennington College is proud to offer this new series of online classes for learners at every…

"Afterlife" is the first adult novel in almost 15- years by Julia Alvarez - the bestselling author of In the "Time of the Butterflies" and "How the García…