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  1. Our passion is making people aware of solutions to our country's problems. #TweetYourPassion 12:47 PM Nov 9th, 2011 via web
  2. Check out this debate on whether new measures of economic and social progress are needed for the 21st-century: http://econ.st/mvue0Q 9:08 AM May 20th, 2011 via web
  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 6:55 AM May 13th, 2011 via web
  4. A town outside Boston is tracking people’s happiness, looking beyond economic growth as a measure of success. http://nyti.ms/ir4rkJ 10:51 AM May 3rd, 2011 via web
  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. 5:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011 via web
  6. Survey finds 69 Percent of voters oppose elimination of government funding for public broadcasting: http://to.pbs.org/hnFFyc 6:14 AM Mar 3rd, 2011 via web
  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 12:05 PM Jan 21st, 2011 via web
  8. New doc -The #Economics of Happiness- explores one of the great paradoxes of our times: more wealth, less happiness: http://shar.es/XqRuj 7:52 AM Dec 10th, 2010 via web
  9. Here's the corrected link (apologies!) to the excerpt from Fixing the Future on #jobs on NewsHour: http://to.pbs.org/caoKR7 7:13 AM Nov 18th, 2010 via web
  10. Check out this 5 minute excerpt from "Fixing the Future" from NewsHour today. http://tinyurl.com/28ezxf4 5:58 AM Nov 18th, 2010 via web
  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/ 8:46 AM Nov 17th, 2010 via web
  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 7:28 PM Nov 9th, 2010 via web
  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? 9:59 AM Nov 8th, 2010 via web
  14. Participate in today's photo caption contest on NOW's Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/nowonpbs?ref=ts 3:40 PM Nov 7th, 2010 via web
  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 7:22 AM Nov 5th, 2010 via web
  16. Answer: David goes fishing in Lummi Island with a sustainable fishing community. 7:08 AM Nov 5th, 2010 via web
  17. Check out the trailer for "Fixing the Future" on NOW's website: http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/index.html 12:52 PM Oct 31st, 2010 via web
  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 6:50 AM Oct 27th, 2010 via TweetDeck
  19. Is your community fixing the future? Find initiatives to build sustainable communities where you live http://tinyurl.com/22lunbx 7:29 AM Oct 25th, 2010 via web