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Climate Change Puts the Food System at Risk. This Guy’s Open-Source Farming Style Can Help

This story is part of the Climate in Our Hands collaboration between Truthout and YES! Magazine. As climate change progresses, access to fresh, healthy food is becoming a more critical

Dahr Jamail | Sep 14, 2014

Money, Politics, and Saving Our Democracy — Featuring Thom Hartmann

With live music, an enthusiastic crowd, and an insightful conversation with Thom Hartmann, our Town Hall celebration was a success! We're grateful for everyone who attended. Here are some pictures and video from the event.

Sep 13, 2014

Local economies | Citizens United

Kentucky Town Beats High Gas Prices—By Opening a Public Gas Station

Gas stations aren’t great for the climate, but the move is a step toward local control over economic decisions—a model that holds great potential for developing renewable energy in the long term.

Thomas M. Hanna | Sep 13, 2014

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Citizens United

The Senate Just Voted to Keep Big Money in Politics. Three Reasons to Celebrate Anyway

The fact that the issue reached the Senate floor is a huge victory for the American people, who overwhelmingly say they want something done about corporate influence in elections.

Fran Korten | Sep 12, 2014

The author's children conduct informal science experiments. Photo by the author.

The Radical Homemaker’s Guide to the Wonder of Science

I have lived for 40 years, gathered 10 years of higher education, and never before this moment understood the foundation of science.

Shannon Hayes | Sep 11, 2014

Beyond the CSA: Four Ways Communities Support Everything From Books to Beer

You know the model: Consumers purchase a share of the season’s harvest upfront and get a box of fresh produce each week from the farm. Now you can get your medicine that way too.

Dana Drugmand | Sep 6, 2014

Citizens United | Jobs

Video: Inside a Miami McDonald’s on Strike

More than 400 workers and supporters were arrested on Thursday amid a nationwide wave of walkouts and demonstrations.

Sep 6, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

To Save Family Farms from Corporate Buyout, Retiring Farmers Connect with a New Generation

In the next 20 years, many American family farmers are likely to retire—putting enormous amounts of land on the market. Here's how they're connecting with young farmers to make sure the family farm survives.

Liz Pleasant | Sep 6, 2014

Citizens United

Obamacare Closed a Loophole for CEO Pay—And Won Taxpayers $72M

The savings from 2013 alone could pay for dental care for 262,000 Americans for an entire year.

Marjorie E. Wood | Sep 5, 2014

The Radical Homemaker’s Guide to Friendship and Chocolate Cake

Sure, life goes on even if it is devoid of buttercream. But when it is there, life just seems so perfect—even if you only get to eat buttercream once or twice in a year.

Shannon Hayes | Sep 4, 2014

Photo Essay: Thom Hartmann Talks Money in Politics with YES! Magazine

Photos by Autumn Azure Photography.

Sep 4, 2014

For Walkers and Cyclists, A Swedish Road-Planning Strategy Helps Save Lives

Utah, Minnesota, and Washington have seen traffic fatalities decline by 40 percent. Here's how they did it.

Jay Walljasper | Sep 3, 2014

6 Ways to Bring More Empathy to the Internet

We asked psychologists, user experience designers, and writers what web users could to do to promote more empathic interaction in online places. Here's what they said.

Jim McGowan, Liz Pleasant | Sep 3, 2014