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Good News in History, December 28
50 years ago today, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn published The Gulag Archipelago, a literary investigation of the prison-labor camp system in the Soviet Union between 1918...
The Breathtaking Moment Enemy Soldiers Who Saved Each Other Reunite By Chance in Waiting Room 20 yrs Later
There's nothing like a good story of destiny, and in a time when three continents are engulfed in war, CBC News brings a story...
Good News in History, December 19
162 years ago today, Italo Svevo, a pioneer of Italian literature, was born in Trieste. Considered alongside James Joyce as a father of the...
How To Love Yourself: 5 Ways to Let Go of the River Bank and Go With the Flow
The Lesson: Today's Good Talk teaches 5 ways to love yourself and be in the flow of your life using the philosophy of Lao...
24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: ‘I literally feel free’
In California, prison inmates are preparing to make their second chance count by studying towards a college degree while incarcerated.
Yesterday, 24 inmates in caps...
Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors
San Quentin State Penitentiary, one of the most notorious and harsh prisons in the US, is the stage for a radical new method of...
Pentagon Reverses Ruling on the Release of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
In a rare moment of beauty at Guantánamo Bay, detainees managed to win themselves the rights to own and control their own artwork.
A recent...
Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym
A man who was paralyzed from the neck down has made an incredible recovery and is back in the gym just six months after...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Thousands Have Donated $1.6 Million to Innocent Man Freed From Prison After 43-Year Wrongful Conviction
An innocent man who served 43 years in prison for a triple murder he did not commit was finally released from a Missouri penitentiary.
Missouri...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Prison Inmates Learned to Quilt and Now Make Amazing Personalized Gifts for Foster Care Children (LOOK)
While quilting bees generally conjure images of grandmas piecing together scraps of fabric to create family heirlooms for future generations, crafting the colorful, cozy...
Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution
The state government of Alabama is drafting amendments to its 1901 State Constitution that would remove, among other things, discriminatory language.
The changes would mark...
Baking Bad: Ex-Cons Are Mentored as Bakers and Now Their Bread is in the Best Restaurants
A bakery run by a Cambridge graduate is teaching ex-cons new skills, including providing bread to some of Scotland's fanciest restaurants.
Freedom Bakery, in Glasgow's...
As Incarceration Rate Falls, U.S. Prisons Are Being Repurposed into Homeless Shelters, Farms – Even Movie Studios
U.S. prison populations are declining. This is not only attributable to the easing of drug laws across the country, but also in rising standards...
Kids Have Been Reading Longer, More Difficult Books in Lockdown, and It’s Boosting Moods
Literacy skills have actually improved in the pandemic, with children reportedly picking up more challenging books and getting lost in fiction to combat isolation,...
Falconry Saves Man from Life of Crime, Now he Helps Birds and At-Risk Youth Take flight
In spending his twenties dealing drugs in southeast Washington D.C. during the crack epidemic, Rodney Stotts would be the last person one would imagine...
Parole Officer ‘Empathy Training’ Leads to a 13% Drop in Offenders Returning to Jail
A new study suggests that empathy training for parole and probation officers helps deter their clients from reoffending.
Heavy caseloads, job stress, and biases can...