A Strategy for Change?
The climate summit in Bolivia is based on the start of a strategy—to bring social movements inside discussions about combating climate change—but more careful planning is needed.
Live from Cochabamba
OneClimate.net streams live from the World People's Summit on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
Getting to the Heart of Interfaith
Learn more about the book in which we tell the story of how our interfaith work came about.
Social Action: The Church’s Ministry in the World
Somewhere in our history, the link between inner spirituality and its expression in the world as loving social action grew faint. To renew that connection, we can draw deeply on traditions that call attention to our Oneness.
Up By Our Bootstraps?
Sharing our stories of tough times can help us discover that we're not facing them alone—and that we can support each other in building a society that works for everyone.
The Kid Question
How one woman decided whether reproduction had a place in her quest for a sustainable life.
Yard for Share: My Hyperlocavore Garden
When the internet connects gardeners with available land, surprising things can happen.
Freeing the Spirit of Change
Ethical behavior and loving generosity are at the core of faith—so why is the world hurting? Rabbi Ted Falcon on why paying attention to our interconnection is the first step toward healing.
The New Zealand Way: Another Approach to Health Care
When I ask New Zealanders if they would rather have a system like that in the United States, the response is a unanimous and unequivocal “No!”
The High Cost of Cheap Coal
More and more people are recalculating the true price of coal and deciding it’s simply too high to pay.
No Car, No Problem
Car-free living not only cuts back on your greenhouse gas emissions. It also builds local community, brings families closer together, and helps support local economies.
Healing Body and Heart, Cuban Style
Cuban doctors and artists–on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake–are helping survivors heal.
Climate Game Changer
Can Cochabamba pick up where Copenhagen failed?
Moving Beyond Ego
How getting to know your inner self can help foster peace, understanding, and happiness.
In America: Getting Beyond the Hate
Race-baiting at recent tea party rallies is the most recent sign that we have a long way to go to move beyond racism in the United States. But there are exciting signs that a move to a post-racial society is possible and may even be underway.
Solidarity as Economic System
In Haiti, sharing communities are proving more shock-proof in the wake of disaster than market-based economies.
Holy Week: A Journey Toward Community
The journey through Holy Week is a journey “out of Egypt,” because it frees us from the practices and stereotypes that keep us from moving toward a more positive future.
In Response to the Health Care Bill
Rather than building a safer ship, the bill packs even more passengers onto the Titanic.
What Haitians Want from Americans (and What They Don't)
We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, “What do you want from the U.S.? What help can Americans give Haiti?” Here are some of their answers.
It's Called Primary Care for a Reason
New Zealand prioritizes primary care, cutting down on the excess expenditures, discontinuity, and lack of access that too often characterize health care in the U.S.