How “Granny Flats” and Suburban Downtowns Are Creating a Different (and Better) Kind of Density Density has become a dirty word in some circles because people associate it with big, ugly buildings. Luckily, there are other ways to get people living close together. Jay Walljasper Dec 30, 2014
I Can’t Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe The late Maya Angelou said: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” When it comes to injustices like those we saw in Ferguson, we’re all part of the problem—and the solution. Gerald Mitchell Dec 23, 2014
Walking: The Secret Ingredient for Health, Wealth, and More Exciting Neighborhoods It's been called "America's untrendiest trend." The evidence that millions of people are finally walking again is as solid as the ground beneath our feet. Jay Walljasper Dec 03, 2014
“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement. Kate Aronoff Jan 16, 2015
Creeped Out by "Baby, It's Cold Outside"? Try This Feminist Version In the original song, she wants to go home, he says no, and then he spikes her drink. Blogger Dara Laine replaces the uncomfortable Christmas refrain with the female-friendly "Baby, It's Consent Inside." Dec 24, 2014
From the Current Issue Book Review: After Landing Herself in ICU, This Woman Changed Her Lifestyle, and Built a Tiny House In building her tiny house, the author built a simpler and happier life. Abby Quillen Dec 16, 2014
A Radical Homemaker on How to De-Stress, Have Fun, and Stay Healthy This Christmas Tired of the spending that goes along with the holidays? The gifting frenzy? The stress? Maybe this is the year to blend a few new ideas into your holiday routine. Shannon Hayes Dec 23, 2014
From the Current Issue A Baltimore Public School Teacher Explains Why It Pays to Put Kids in Control What do Shakespeare’s plays tell us about how to run classrooms in an unequal society? Andy Lee Roth Jan 16, 2015
From the Current Issue What the Classics Can Teach Us About Cherishing Holiday Foods, From A Christmas Carol to Moby Dick Can we find our way back to treasuring what comes from far away while reveling in local, abundant foods, whose proximity makes them affordable and sustainable? Nina Bunker Ruiz Dec 16, 2014
When Christmas Dinner Gets Uncomfortably Political, These Cues From “House of Cards” and Other Shows Can Help You Out This year’s most popular movies and TV series can be a tool to work your way out of a particularly bad conversation. Kate Aronoff Dec 19, 2014
Winter 2015 National Student Writing Competition: Letting Go of Worry Want a motivator to take your students’ writing to a higher level? Here’s an opportunity for them to write for a real audience, and the chance to get published by an award-winning magazine. Jing Fong Oct 30, 2009
From the Current Issue How to Hack City Money: Let 16 Year Olds Vote on Budgets, Get Banks to Invest Locally In California and Ohio, two city governments are entrusting their citizens with budgeting and rewarding banks for valuing local communities. Shannan Stoll Jan 16, 2015
12 Hashtags That Changed the World in 2014 Slacktivism? Not so much. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BringBackOurGirls, this year's best hashtags around issues of social justice brought fresh voices into some of our most important conversations. Lindsey Weedston Dec 19, 2014
Video: This Philly Beauty Salon and Rehab Clinic Helps People Heal—With a Little Magical Realism A new documentary, "Hollywood Beauty Salon," lets people who struggle with mental illness and addiction tell their own stories in unexpected ways. YES! Editors Dec 19, 2014
Neighbors Helped This Immigrant-Owned Dry Cleaner in Boston Go Nontoxic—and Stay in Business Organizations that aim to reduce the use of toxic chemicals have long focused on shutting down offending businesses. But this story from Boston shows another way. Chuck Collins Dec 16, 2014
