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Originally written by Elissa Strausswith CNN

It has become harder for children to experience childhood as a time of blissful ignorance about the state of our planet. Climate change, racism, discrimination, poverty and gun violence are affecting their daily lives, giving them plenty to be upset about it and often inspiring them to fight for change.

Originally written by Scott Horsley with NPR

From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for people with little extra money to spare. The Labor Department reported that consumer prices in March were 8.5% higher than a year ago — the sharpest increase since December of 1981.

Originally written by Jason Marsh and Jill Suttie, experts with Greater Good Magazine

Of course, you don’t have to shop to reap the benefits of giving. Research suggests the same benefits come from donating to charities or volunteering your time, like at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter.