Medellín went from being ground zero of Colombia's drug war to UN poster child for urban equality—and the people made it happen, by designing the city they wanted.

Can a boat be designed to clean the water? How does a spider manufacture resilient fiber? We need products that don’t harm us or the environment, and nature’s already done the research.

Glamorized consumer culture has serious side effects—and to help people in remote Indian villages understand this, one filmmaker brought them to the West. Here’s what they thought of the dark side of Western lifestyles.

The oil giant is becoming notorious as shareholders, mayors, and indigenous people criticize its actions.

From now on, the global mantra for filling market gaps is going to be, “There’s a co-op for that.” But co-ops need customers, money, and training. How do we shift from business as usual to the work of cooperation?

In “Sins Invalid,” performance artists shatter stereotypes around sex and disabilities to reclaim the body's redemptive power.

Laughter, the arts, touch, sleep. What you can do in your everyday life to get healthier.

Feeling a need for community? Cohousing can provide affordable space and neighbors to share it with.

How Occupiers, pranksters, and artists speak louder than money.

Best in the world? Try best FOR the world. The Golden State welcomes a new kind of corporation.

Residents rally for their Muslim neighbors when authorities target the local Islamic center.

No fortune? No skills? No problem. How a novice builder used mud–and teamwork–to make a house from scratch.

The challenges of creating urban ecovillages can also be great advantages.