![Chemical engineer and environmental activist Sven Thesen points out the various components of the heat pump. Thesen’s home is one of few in Palo Alto that has net zero energy efficiency. “To retrofit is always harder than to build new at the time of construction,” Thesen said. “[Still,] it’s a lot easier than it was a couple years ago.”](https://anthromagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_9866-1-900x600.jpg)
Boba Guys employees’ attempt to unionize met with unemployment
Anthro Magazine sat down with the manager of Boba Guys to ask questions about this unionization
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Activism around the world: December 2022
Climate, religion, independence fire up protesters all over the globe
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Local activism roundup
Palo Alto organizations plan protests and events to advocate for causes
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Activism around the world
Wages, the war in Ukraine and climate change: snapshots of protests globally
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Safe to park
Palo Alto’s decision
to allow people without housing to park
in church parking lot
sparks conversation
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Student Loans: Forgive and Forget?
Palo Alto High School students and economics teachers weigh in on Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan
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How are you involved in politics?
Although most Palo Alto High School students cannot vote, many still find ways to participate in public affairs. We asked students how they had been engaged in the democratic process.
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![Nurses gather on Welch Road in front of Stanford Hospital to protest for better working conditions. The Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement, the nursing union, has set out to renegotiate their contracts in favor of more pay, mental health support, and retirement support. Fred Taleghani, a member of CRONA’s negotiations team, said that although the issues the union was striking for have existed for a long time, COVID-19 made the issues worse. “The pandemic just kind of really exacerbated it [problems] and it also highlighted the fourth major issue that were dealing with, which is mental health.”](https://anthromagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSCF6675-900x600.jpg)
Nurses’ conditions are cured
Local union secures renewed contract for better working conditions and wages.
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