Learning From Debt: How It Strengthened My Dreams and Brought My Family Closer
The experience of debt can guide us toward different ways of living—like having extended generations share a household—that are both cheaper and more fulfilling.
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4 Ways to Build a Bee-Friendly Neighborhood
Concerned neighbors are a common bane of urban beekeepers. But there are ways to sweeten the deal for them.
Canadian Govt Approves Pipeline Through British Columbia—But Landmark Court Ruling May Stop It
First Nations groups say that the pipeline would disrupt their traditional seafood harvest and endanger their culture.
Worker-Owned Co-ops Get $1 Million in NYC Spending
New York City's newly approved budget allocates $1.2 million for developing and supporting worker-owned cooperative businesses.
The Radical Homemaker’s Guide to Love, Loss, and Lucky Socks
Moments of sadness are inevitable in a life filled with deep connections to other people.
Anti-Homeless Spikes? Heartless. Cementing Over Them? Ingenious.
Londoners have made their feelings clear about a corporate "solution" to the problem of homelessness—and the company listened.
Glenn Greenwald on Government Snooping: Why It’s Dangerous and What We Can Do About It
When it comes to stopping NSA surveillance, it may be more effective to write to Facebook and Google than to government officials.
Why Boston Has the Best Tasting Tap Water in the Country
The secret ingredient in Boston's prize winning tap water? Forest conservation.
When You Live in the Local Economy, Musicians Are Just People (And Cyndi Lauper Is Coming to Dinner)
After getting mad at her daughter for handing hard earned money to a street performer, "Radical Homemaker" Shannon Hayes considers what musicians bring to the local economy.
Watch the Beautiful One-Minute Ad Asking the Washington Football Team to Change Its Name
With the owner of the team vowing "NEVER" to change its name, Native American tribes around the country launch a national campaign to do just that.
Meet the Solutionaries: Kids Skip Scary Climate Coverage to Focus on Local Changemakers
These high school students created a series of podcasts to tell the stories of inspiring people in their community.
Fans Pick Women Scientists Over Marty McFly for New LEGO Set
Earlier this year, a 7-year-old girl urged the toy company to “make more Lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun ok!?!” Here’s what they did.
What’s the Role of Race in the New Economy Movement?
For the movement to succeed, it must be led by the dispossessed—those for whom the mainstream economy has never worked.
Meet the Tenacious Gardeners Putting Down Roots in “America’s Most Desperate Town”
They're not always optimistic about the future of Camden, N.J. But they're committed to it anyway, and they've created one of the nation's fastest growing networks of urban farms.
How the Real Teens Behind “The Fault in Our Stars” Are Bringing Empathy to the Internet
They call themselves "nerdfighters"—and they're unlike any movement you've seen before.
Meet the Hip Hop Artists Bringing Music Classes to Kids in Kenya’s Slums
Artists from Seattle's hip hop scene—including Macklemore and Ryan Lewis—speak about music's healing power.
Acupuncture, Yoga, and Massage: Not Just for Rich People
From Oakland to Brooklyn, practitioners of holistic health care are working to make their services affordable for all.
“Never Think You’re Worth Less Than the Boss”: How a Mexican Seamstress Learned to Speak Up for Justice
Ana Juárez started her first job at the age of fifteen, as a sewing operator’s assistant in Mexico. She was working at a local contracting company of global brands like Levi Strauss & Co. when senior workers began to organize.
The Power of Oral History: Personal Narratives Take Us Deep Into the Human Rights Stories Hidden Behind the Headlines
When people tell their own stories, history is written from the bottom up.
How the Family Farm Stole My Sense of Self—For the Better
On Sunday, there is a break in the rain. There is a lot we could be doing in that break: painting beehives, knocking back the weeds around the grapes and
A Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison? Judges Push Back Against the South’s Privatization Wave
In Southern states, small-town courts have outsourced probation management to for-profit companies charging fees out of reach to the country's poorest residents. Many people end up in jail for nonpayment. These judges want private companies out of their courts.
Language Matters: How #YesAllWomen Named a Problem With No Name
If you lack words for a phenomenon, an emotion, a situation, you can’t talk about it—which means that you can’t come together to change it.
Seattle Wins $15 Minimum Wage—Will Your Town Be Next?
Activists built support for the ordinance by demonstrating that it would reduce poverty in the city.
Game Changer: EPA to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
Coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of United States' carbon emissions. That pollution would be regulated for the first time under the new proposed rules.
“Look Mom, No Bus!”—Walking to School Helps Kids Stay Fit and Have Fun
A program called the Walking School Bus provides kids an easy way to get regular exercise while getting to know their neighborhood.
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