Make-or-Break Moment for Health Care as GOP Scrambles for 216 Votes
Trump has gone to Congress to make his case for Paul Ryan’s plan, but polls show the Affordable Care Act is still more popular.
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The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System—And Their Money Alone Won’t Fix It
Giving back requires humility. It will be a true test of learning new skills.
In a Bad Mood? Studies Show Why That Can Be a Good Thing
Five reasons why the quest for constant happiness is misguided.
What Grace Lee Boggs Would’ve Taught Activists in This Moment
Three principles to help you avoid burnout and continue working toward a better world.
The Cuts in Trump’s Budget You Haven’t Heard About
While national outrage is focused on Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, tiny agencies helping communities that teeter on the edge of poverty would also disappear.
Minnesota Churches Face Tough Questions in Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants
For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?
Where They Teach Students How to Revitalize Their Local Communities
New college programs offer fledgling community organizers “a sense of optimism about how they can effect change in their own backyard.”
I Am Your Negro Sometimes
Poet Terrance Hayes on the James Baldwin documentary: “It seemed, for a moment, we had come around a big bend on the racial mountain. It seemed, for a moment, we were beyond Negro.”
Small-Scale Farming Could Restore America’s Rural Towns
Although many people in these struggling regions voted for the new president, his cynical answers will not bring them prosperity. But I saw what could.
How the Neighborhood That Inspired “The Wire” Is Pulling Its Residents Out of Poverty
When large institutions like universities and hospitals agree to hire and spend locally, they can transform neighborhoods hardest hit by poverty and unemployment.
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness—Even in My Mother’s Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
This Is the Real Success Story of the Affordable Care Act
Government-sponsored Medicaid and Medicare are efficient and reliable—and already cover 36 percent of Americans.
How Nature Makes Us Healthier and Happier
Over 100 studies have shown that being in nature—or even watching it in videos—benefits our brains, bodies, feelings, thought processes, and social interactions.
How to Resist From a Place of Love: Self-Care for the Long Haul
If you want to sustain yourself for the work ahead, here’s some advice: It doesn’t matter whether the other side “deserves” anger.
The Many Benefits of Making (and Eating) Chocolate Right Where It Grows
Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
Defunding Police—How Antiracist Organizers Got Seattle to Listen
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
This Invention Lets Rural Hondurans Clean Their Water—And Own the Treatment Plants
What’s at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
Why Defending Human Rights Is Women’s Work
“It is important to celebrate these women who are building a more peaceful world that is open, just, and filled with love.”
The Refugee Crisis Is a Sign of a Planet in Trouble
We must shift the structures of society to ensure the Earth remains healthy and everyone has access to a decent livelihood.
How “Rez Accents” Strengthen Native Identity
Research shows that ethnic identity is shaped not only by the loss—and revitalization—of mother tongues but also by the remixing of English.
Why Women Are Skipping Work and Wearing Red Today
U.S. organizers of International Women’s Day urge women to find creative ways to strike on March 8.
What Scared Me the Most About Trump’s “Presidential” Speech
The president spoke in complete sentences and praised a fallen soldier, and now, for some people, the world is less chaotic. Trump is upping his game, and we as resisters aren’t ready.
The Mental and Physical Trauma of 750,000 DACA Kids Living in Limbo
Intensifying the anxiety, Trump has announced he is ending protections for Dreamers—those who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, and consider it their home.
In a Rust Belt Town Where Tuition Is Covered, Economy Begins to Revive
After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city’s population began to rebound.
Robert Reich: Why Trump’s “America First” Plan Is Pure Fantasy
Trumponomics fails because it ignores the American worker. Here’s what we should do instead.
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