What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer Many more patients are now living for years with the diagnosis of terminal illness. The author describes her journey to what she calls “livingly dying”—facing her death by living in the moment with grace and mindfulness. Marcy Westerling Oct 22, 2014
What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer Many more patients are now living for years with the diagnosis of terminal illness. The author describes her journey to what she calls “livingly dying”—facing her death by living in the moment with grace and mindfulness. Marcy Westerling Oct 22, 2014
7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief It's not hard to bring a little more equality into each others' lives. Shannan Stoll Sep 23, 2014
A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn't Trickle Down Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and self-described "plutocrat," says a healthy economy and an effective democracy depend on a thriving middle class of workers. Nick Hanauer Sep 09, 2014
7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief It's not hard to bring a little more equality into each others' lives. Shannan Stoll Sep 23, 2014
A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn't Trickle Down Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and self-described "plutocrat," says a healthy economy and an effective democracy depend on a thriving middle class of workers. Nick Hanauer Sep 09, 2014
“We Couldn’t Possibly Be Poor”: How a Doctor Fell Into Poverty “As we found ourselves choosing between rice, oatmeal, or potatoes for every meal, it occurred to us that being in poverty isn’t about how hard you work; it’s about how much money you make.” Robin Dickinson Nov 03, 2014
Matt Damon, Harrison Ford Lead All-Star Cast in Showtime Climate Change Series Years of Living Dangerously features celebrity correspondents who thoughtfully explore how politics and religion divide people and impede action on this critical issue. Dana Drugmand Oct 24, 2014
How to Pickle Almost Anything Why ferment? It’s practical magic. Here are a few basics to get you started. Doug Pibel Oct 14, 2014
Poverty is Not Inevitable: What We Can Do Now to Turn Things Around Having poor people in the richest country in the world is a choice. We have the money to solve this. But do we have the will? Dean Paton Aug 20, 2014
When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor The poverty rate in the U.S. would be 15 percent higher if not for the War on Poverty and government anti-poverty programs since 1967. Tom Eblen Oct 08, 2014
Americans on Food Aid Document Their Hunger in Photos “Before I was on SNAP, I budgeted $50 a week for all groceries for my two children and myself. This was for food, shampoo, toilet paper, everything.” YES! Editors Oct 08, 2014
A Wall Street Equity Firm Evicted My Family. We’re Still Searching for a Home Our experience strengthened our resolve to fight for housing as a human right. Michael Donley Oct 01, 2014
Why a Tiny Decrease in Unemployment Means a Big Pay Raise for the Poor A sustained one-percentage-point decline in the unemployment rate is associated with a 9.4 percent rise in the wages of workers in the bottom quintile of the wage distribution. Dean Baker Oct 01, 2014
Stanford's Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students—And 1 President—Who Made It Happen The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped get Stanford’s money out of coal. Dana Drugmand Sep 17, 2014
The Key to a Sustainable Future Is Resisting Violence Every Day The Nonviolence Handbook teaches that when we exhibit patience and refrain from criticizing others harshly, we're building nonviolent potential. Yessenia Funes Sep 17, 2014
Most Social Change Groups Grapple with White Privilege—But This Book Can Help The work of activism is full of messy contradictions. In “Towards Collective Liberation,” Chris Crass breaks down the influence of racism and patriarchy, including helpful how-tos—like “Twenty Careful Steps Toward Anti-sexist Action.” Joshua Kahn Russell Sep 17, 2014
How Residents of a Rural New Mexico County Fought the Fracking Barons and Won—For Now In Mora County, New Mexico, corporations seeking fracking contracts came up against “querencia”—a traditional way of thinking about and defending the land. Nina Bunker Ruiz Sep 12, 2014
