PEACE & JUSTICE
A just and inclusive world means peace and security for all.
Vandana Shiva explains the vision behind her University of the Seed.
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Why Equality is Better for Everyone Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up. |
Brewing Up Military Resistance Near the gates of Fort Lewis, anti-war veterans serve up support and solidarity (along with double-tall lattes) to their friends in uniform. |
Grace Boggs: Reviving the Lost City The YES! Breakthrough 15: A decades-long revolution to rekindle the soul of urban neighborhoods. |
Lucas Benitez: Dignity in the Fields
The YES! Breakthrough 15: In the tomato fields of Florida, fighting for our most exploited farm workers.
Posted Jan 03, 2012
The YES! Breakthrough 15: In the tomato fields of Florida, fighting for our most exploited farm workers.
Posted Jan 03, 2012
Eboo Patel: Crossing the Divide— With Faith
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Arming the world’s youth to be a force for compassion.
Posted Jan 02, 2012
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Arming the world’s youth to be a force for compassion.
Posted Jan 02, 2012
The 12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build On in 2012
2011 was full of surprises, many of them the good kind. But which ones will matter in the coming year? Here's our pick of trends to watch.
Posted Dec 31, 2011
2011 was full of surprises, many of them the good kind. But which ones will matter in the coming year? Here's our pick of trends to watch.
Posted Dec 31, 2011
War and Peacemaking in Liberia
Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing—until a chance meeting on a muddy road transformed his life, and many others through it.
Posted Dec 30, 2011
Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing—until a chance meeting on a muddy road transformed his life, and many others through it.
Posted Dec 30, 2011
Why Equality is Better for Everyone
Book Review: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up.
Posted Dec 27, 2011
Book Review: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up.
Posted Dec 27, 2011
Taking on the Trade Laws of the 1 Percent
A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to put human rights above corporate rights.
Posted Dec 21, 2011
A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to put human rights above corporate rights.
Posted Dec 21, 2011
Curriculum & Resources: Civil Rights Curriculum
In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for refusing to go with other Japanese Americans to incarceration camps mandated under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. The Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education shares lesson plans, videos, and other classroom resources to teach students the importance of speaking up for civil rights for all.
Posted Dec 21, 2011
In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for refusing to go with other Japanese Americans to incarceration camps mandated under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. The Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education shares lesson plans, videos, and other classroom resources to teach students the importance of speaking up for civil rights for all.
Posted Dec 21, 2011
Henry Red Cloud: Solar Warrior for Native America
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Bringing renewable energy and jobs to reservations.
Posted Dec 19, 2011
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Bringing renewable energy and jobs to reservations.
Posted Dec 19, 2011
New Rights for California’s Undocumented
A handful of new laws this autumn will strengthen civil rights, improve access to education, and protect jobs for the state’s undocumented immigrants.
Posted Dec 16, 2011
A handful of new laws this autumn will strengthen civil rights, improve access to education, and protect jobs for the state’s undocumented immigrants.
Posted Dec 16, 2011
Occupy Wall Street on the Waterfront
This week, protesters from Anchorage to Los Angeles coordinated a convtroversial mass effort to shut down the West Coast’s ports, “hitting Wall Street where it hurts the most.”
Posted Dec 14, 2011
This week, protesters from Anchorage to Los Angeles coordinated a convtroversial mass effort to shut down the West Coast’s ports, “hitting Wall Street where it hurts the most.”
Posted Dec 14, 2011
