Movement-building approaches from the civil rights era get a 2017 update.

My gratitude goes out to the millions of Americans who launched a resistance that has slowed or stopped many of Trump’s policies.

We have lived with mass incarceration for so long that we do not see that it’s making even those who are supposed to be free less human—and less humane.

Global climate change affects everyone. But for many indigenous peoples, natural resources are closely linked to religious beliefs and practices.

Don’t worry about traumatizing children. Show them that having strong feelings about horrible things happening in the world is part of being human.

Our system of law has the rights issue exactly backward. But humanity is slowly reawakening to the simple logic that Mother Earth’s rights must come before human rights.

A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency targets.

Earlier this year, activists launched a campaign called Freedom Cities to protect and uplift all people of color. (And, no, it doesn't include more police.)

Japan has found a way to write off its national debt without creating inflation. Why can’t we do that?

A young white man moved into a black neighborhood to fix a crumbling house and discovered what really transcends differences.

And 32 other facts you should probably know.