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
The Radical Homemaker’s Reading List: 8 Books for Happier Families, Healthier Guts, and Saner Lives A short list of books that have kept discovery alive and well in 2014 at Sap Bush Hollow farm. Shannon Hayes Dec 03, 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
From the Current Issue Meet the Lobstermen Arrested for Blocking a Coal Freighter—and the DA Who Kept Them Out of Jail Last spring, these men were in a small white lobster boat anchored to block the path of an oncoming freighter hauling 40,000 tons of coal. They didn't expect the district attorney to support them. Natasha Donovan Dec 02, 2014
From the Current Issue Sit Still, Listen, and Accept Being a Target: What White Men Can Do in Times Like These From law enforcement officers to sports team owners, we're hearing plenty of stories of white men behaving badly. Even the most decent and principled ones have to exercise muscles of consciousness they haven’t needed to use before. Kevin Fong Dec 02, 2014
The Battle in Seattle, 15 Years On: How an Unsung Hero Kept the Movements United A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered most. Jonathan Rosenblum Dec 01, 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
Mentally Ill People Often Face Violence From Police—But These Cities Are Trying to Fix That Crisis Intervention Teams train police officers to understand mental illness without resorting to violence. Daniel Ross Nov 19, 2014
Inside Palestine: 3 Families On What Life is Really Like, From Making a Living to Staying Together Missile strikes in Gaza and home demolitions in the West Bank make headlines, but rarely are they presented in the context of everyday life. Meet three Palestinians trying to make ends meet and keep their families safe. Cate Malek Nov 19, 2014
“I’m Scared to Be a Black Male Walking Down the Street”: Seattle Teens on Why They Skipped School for a #Ferguson March “We all just left class. As soon as 11:00 came, we stood up and walked out of class. Together as one.” Kayla Schultz Nov 26, 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
#Ferguson Thanksgiving: A Former Slave Proposed the Holiday 55 Years Before Lincoln. Why His Version Matters Today “For some, racial inequality and fear are raw realities every day, and anything inspiring in American history rings false and remote. For others, the call to reflect on injustice feels like a personal accusation. But we are caught in this history together.” Jedediah Purdy Nov 26, 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
Restorative Justice at Work: How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. But he realizes that "the only way you can help change the system is show them you are a human being." Kayla Schultz Dec 18, 2014
