From the Current Issue Can You Imagine a City Where Trees and Swing Sets Matter More Than Cars? As we reimagine our future cities, we can make room for nature and humanity. Jason F. McLennan Dec 16, 2014
From the Current Issue Can You Imagine a City Where Trees and Swing Sets Matter More Than Cars? As we reimagine our future cities, we can make room for nature and humanity. Jason F. McLennan Dec 16, 2014
UN Climate Negotiators Drop the Ball in Lima—Now It’s Up to the Grassroots to Pick It Up Negotiators have stopped trying to win a binding international agreement on carbon emissions. Now it’s up to the people to push our governments to action. Jim Shultz Dec 11, 2014
From the Current Issue The New Economy Comes of Age: 7 Steps Toward Shared Prosperity Democratic ownership, localized food production, and a shift to renewables are key principles in this growing movement to re-envision our economy. Fran Korten Dec 10, 2014
Graphic: Convince Your Relatives to Ditch Amazon and Go Local This Holiday Season If you close the Amazon app, get off the couch, and shop at independent shops this holiday season, you could be helping rebuild your local economy. Mary Hansen Dec 09, 2014
Owning Together Is the New Sharing Companies and startups are aspiring toward an economy, and an Internet, that is more fully ours with the use of cooperatives, "commons-based peer production," and cryptocurrencies. Nathan Schneider Dec 30, 2014
"Fault In Our Stars" Middle School Winner Bowie Shreiber Read Bowie's essay that tells how he was able to brave the excruciating world suck stress of baseball tryouts and find awesome. Bowie Shreiber Dec 16, 2014
"Fault in Our Stars" High School Winner Ally S. Read Ally's essay that tells how she found the strength to cope with mental illness through the support of the same Nerdfighter online community. Ally S. Dec 16, 2014
"Fault in Our Stars" College Winner Shannon Hickey Read Shannon's essay about the solace and awesome she found on the Internet as a queer trans Catholic kid, and her desire to spread that acceptance to younger people experiencing suckiness. Shannon Hickey Dec 17, 2014
How a Low-Tech Seed Bank in Greece Preserves Thousands of Heritage Crops Members of the Greek seed bank Peliti say that keeping their wares in production—instead of in refrigerators—improves the health of the plants they’re working to save. Jeffrey Andreoni Dec 17, 2014
"Fault in Our Stars" Powerful Voice Winner Tori Gardner Read Tori's essay that reveals the unexamined misogyny of the Internet, and what we can do to fight against it. Tori Gardner Dec 16, 2014
Christopher Zumski Finke's Response to "Fault in Our Stars" Essay Winners Christopher Zumski Finke responds to the winners of the Spring 2014 "Fault in Our Stars" essay competition. Christopher Zumski Finke Dec 15, 2014
"Fault in Our Stars" Literary Gems We received many powerful essays for the Fall 2014 Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we'd like to share some excerpts that caught our eye. Jing Fong Dec 16, 2014
10 Ways Human Rights and Democracy Won in 2014 (Yeah, You Heard That Right) Let’s be honest: It was a brutal year for human rights. But we still have victories worth celebrating. Sarah van Gelder Dec 25, 2014
Video: Remembering Nelson Mandela and His Reconciliation Process—Which Is Needed Now More Than Ever A singing flash mob honors the passing of Nelson Mandela, who died one year ago this week and helped establish South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation process after apartheid. Kayla Schultz Dec 05, 2014
From College Campuses to Conflict Zones: Violence Against Women Is Both Personal and Political Ending gender-based violence is not just about changing laws. It's about changing how we think. Samir Goswami Dec 05, 2014
