10 Photos: I Saw What Resilience Looks Like
On their reservations and in their wider communities, I saw how Native people protected and nurtured each other.
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The City That Still Wants to Encourage Public Protest
While many state and local governments have moved to stifle civil disobedience in recent years, San Francisco is building a public space to support civic activism.
We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society
Let’s say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action.
The Best of 2017: Books on How to Stay Resilient and Live a Meaningful Life
The year’s most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books to help you thrive in a turbulent world.
Nature Is So Good for You That Even Watching It on TV Improves Well-Being
Watching a few minutes of “Planet Earth” can lead you to feel 46 percent more awe and 31 percent more gratitude.
Dreading Conflict During the Holidays? Let It Go, Let It Go, Let It Go
You’re not alone. Here’s how to prepare for those encounters.
Think of Spielberg’s “The Post” as Your Fake-News Palate Cleanser
Maybe journalists will watch those old-timers with their glorious combovers and remember their own responsibility and power.
Kids These Days Know Better Than Older Generations. Let Them Lead
Younger people consistently see human rights—racial, immigrant, gender, LGBT—as important and uncontroversial.
As American as Apple Pie, Bourbon, and Slave Labor
Nostalgia, at its best, is a tidy fantasy that erases many of us.
The Biggest Thing We Forget When Talking About Food Justice
Creating a just food system begins with land—who owns it, how they own it, and how it gets passed down from one generation to the next.
9 Essential Reads For Your Racial Justice Conversations
These authors will help you talk about White supremacy by using reasoning and research rather than anger and frustration.
The Really Scary Thing About the CDC’s Seven “Banned” Words
The two words we should be worried most about? Fascism and authoritarianism.
12 Reasons Biking Is About to Get Way More Popular
It’s no longer a white-people thing, a big city thing, or an ultra-fit athlete thing.
What Went Wrong With Men That 12 Million Women Said #MeToo?
No one is born a rapist, a sexual abuser, or a porn addict.
In Norway, Racism Is Losing. Here’s Why
The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
This Town Built a Market Where Neighbors Can Take What They Want for Free
It’s a radical but simple experiment that builds community and keeps useful things out of the landfill.
How to Decolonize the Way You Think About Your Body
When it comes to eating disorder awareness, communities of color are too often left out of the conversation.
Meet the Woman Who’s Boosting Arizona’s Mom-and-Pop Business Culture
One strategy is to reintroduce people to their towns, show them what they can buy locally, and dispel the myth that it’s more expensive.
We Saved Net Neutrality Once. We Can Do It Again
Just a few years ago, powerful grassroots pressure rose up to protect a free and open internet.
The Radio Show Bringing Prisoners Messages from Home
For inmates that can’t afford phone calls, this weekly program connects them to faraway family and friends.
The Unlikely Industry Empowering Women in Afghanistan
In this deeply conservative society, these women are busting stereotypes every day.
When You’re a Transgender Refugee in Trump’s America
“You have to have people willing to speak out and be visible within the community, and that is not possible given the current climate.”
Trump Supporters Infuriated Me. But Then Van Jones Changed My Mind
I saw shades of the men in my own life in Jones’ story, and deeper understanding set in.
Trump’s Planned Visit to Civil Rights Museum Triggers Boycotts
A tone-deaf choice to honor civil rights leaders: Trump is supported by the KKK and refused to denounce white supremacists after Charlottesville.
Why Trump’s Shrinking of Bears Ears Will Be Reversed
Research by environmental and natural resources law scholars shows the president’s action will likely be overturned by the courts.
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