The Latest from Big Think

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The Sierra Club's members share the core values of taking responsibility over the environment and making a difference.
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Directing the Sierra Club is a bit like driving an elephant, says Carl Pope.
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Carl Pope never bought the McCarthy era civics lessons. Instead, he organized a hospital union in Arkansas.
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Try seeing beyond your traditional affiliations.
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Depressed people have a better grasp of reality, Yoshino says.
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Circumscribing civil liberties is an irreversible process, Yoshino says.
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In a match-up against someone powerful, will justice be served?
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What does Shakespeare have to do with civil rights?
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Kenji Yoshino on group identity politics.
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Covering, Yoshino says, is downplaying aspects of an identity you otherwise admit to.
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The dichotomy between strict constructionists and those who advocate a living; Constitution is a false one, says Yoshino.
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Yoshino talks through the malleability of the Constitution, notably how homosexuality has become an issue of liberty rather than equal protection.
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We can't understand the world, Vest says, until our intelligence officers are more diverse.