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NOW_on_PBS

  1. Our passion is making people aware of solutions to our country's problems. #TweetYourPassion
  2. Check out this debate on whether new measures of economic and social progress are needed for the 21st-century: http://econ.st/mvue0Q
  3. A bit of hope for anyone who feels there's a better way to keep jobs local, distribute wealth better and live greener. http://bit.ly/kGZdtp
  4. A town outside Boston is tracking people’s happiness, looking beyond economic growth as a measure of success. http://nyti.ms/ir4rkJ
  5. Have a look: http://bit.ly/diTmET If you hear something wacky an official says, send it. We like the loving words from #Qaddafi to #Obama.
  6. Survey finds 69 Percent of voters oppose elimination of government funding for public broadcasting: http://to.pbs.org/hnFFyc
  7. This week's Under the Radar story: The PATRIOT act is up for reauthorization ... and no one is talking about it. http://huff.to/hYNZJb
  8. New doc -The #Economics of Happiness- explores one of the great paradoxes of our times: more wealth, less happiness: http://shar.es/XqRuj
  9. Here's the corrected link (apologies!) to the excerpt from Fixing the Future on #jobs on NewsHour: http://to.pbs.org/caoKR7
  10. Check out this 5 minute excerpt from "Fixing the Future" from NewsHour today. http://tinyurl.com/28ezxf4
  11. Don't forget to tune into "Fixing the Future" on PBS November 18th at 9pm. Check local listings here: http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/
  12. Check out David B's playlist of songs reflecting the economic times on NOW's website: http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/music.html
  13. Answer to photo caption contest: An art exhibit of old oil cans in Casselton. Are the days of our dependence on oil are coming to an end?
  14. Participate in today's photo caption contest on NOW's Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/nowonpbs?ref=ts
  15. Want to know what David has been up to? Check out his travelogue on NOW's website: http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/travelogue.html
  16. Answer: David goes fishing in Lummi Island with a sustainable fishing community.
  17. Check out the trailer for "Fixing the Future" on NOW's website: http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/index.html
  18. 2 teenagers saw NOW on child brides http://to.pbs.org/bmM3lH and took action. Launch party is Thur in SOHO-come! http://yfrog.com/b5j68nj
  19. Is your community fixing the future? Find initiatives to build sustainable communities where you live http://tinyurl.com/22lunbx