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"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New Republic A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take...

Following the 2016 election, writer Heather Lende was one of thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics. Though her entire campaign for assembly member in Haines, Alaska, cost less than $1,000, she won! But tiny, breathtakingly beautiful Haines isn't the sleepy town that it appears to be: from a bitter debate about the expansion of the fishing boat harbor to the matter of how to stop bears from rifling through garbage on Main Street we witness the nitty-gritty of passing legislation and how the polarizing national politics of our era play out in one small town.

"The Problem with Protecting Grizzly Bears" is from the May 08, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Steven Rinella and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"After a Comeback, New Challenges for Yellowstone's Grizzly Bears" is from the May 02, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Jim Robbins and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.