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No Price Tags: These Neighbors Built Their Own Economy Without Money
by Araz Hachadourian
Jan 24, 2018
Time-banking is a model for trading skills, goods, and labor instead of money. There are close to 500 such banks across the country.
New Medicaid Rules Could Cost the Government More in the Long Run
by Diane Dewar
Jan 24, 2018
Without access to routine care, those who lose coverage will make more expensive trips to emergency rooms.
5 Ways You Can Support a Loved One With Depression
by Wiley Reading
Jan 23, 2018
How to move beyond “awareness” toward better understanding.
Can the President Really Do That?
by Lisa Manheim, Kathryn Watts
Jan 23, 2018
Trump’s power is limited. Here’s how people can use their own power to support or oppose his actions.
How to Bring Caring for Kids and Elders (and Other Acts of Love) Into the Economy
by Ai-jen Poo, Sarita Gupta
Jan 22, 2018
It’s one of the most concrete representations of love that we have, yet it’s extremely undervalued.
Is Your Weekend Helping or Hurting Your Happiness?
by Jean Twenge
Jan 22, 2018
New research offers some simple advice to boost your happiness: Put down your phone and go do something—just about anything—else.
The Sassiest Signs From the Seattle Women’s March
by Lori Panico
Jan 20, 2018
PHOTO ESSAY: Everywhere, walking shoes, water bottles, and thousands of people with a lot to say.
Swedish Death Cleaning: Don’t Forget Your Digital Clutter, Too
by Rachel Connor
Jan 19, 2018
If we don’t make the decisions about what to keep or discard—whether actual or online—then ultimately it’s up to others.
When Economic Growth Indicates Failure
by David Korten
Jan 19, 2018
For the well-being of most everyone—including the rich—equality is more important than growth.
With Marijuana Now Legal, L.A. Goes Further to Make Amends for the War on Drugs
by Kevon Paynter
Jan 18, 2018
The city creates a “social equity” tier of applications who will receive priority for marijuana business permits.
Farming Brings Refugees Closer to Home Through Food and Community
by Sammi-Jo Lee
Jan 18, 2018
They were forced out of their homes by Burmese military violence. Now they’re rebuilding their lives in North Carolina.
Let's Talk About DACA
Jan 17, 2018
Uneasy about discussing DACA—and its related issues like immigration, racism, and sanctuary—with your students? Here are some resources to start the conversation.
I Stood Up to ICE, and Now They’re Trying to Deport Me
by Maru Mora Villalpando
Jan 17, 2018
With the letter delivered to my house, ICE has officially made the leap from a law enforcement agency to a political repression agency.
Appalachia Puts Environmental Human Rights to the Test
by Nicholas F. Stump
Jan 17, 2018
The region is often written off as a “national sacrifice zone.” But can it find new and more robust legal remedies for limiting harmful extraction?
A Populism of Hope Begins When People Feel Their Own Power
by Nathan Schneider
Jan 16, 2018
At work behind almost any great social movement is an engine of counter-economy.