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A few simple guidelines to follow when breaking out the trowel and gloves.
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Stanford Has an $18 Billion Endowment. These Students Made Sure It Won’t Be Invested in Coal
The decision is the largest single win for the movement to push institutions to divest from fossil fuels. And student activists say they'll keep the pressure on Stanford to divest from oil and natural gas as well as from coal.
Will My Daughter Grow Up to Be a Farmer Like Me?
I made the choice to give up a career in law and return to my family farm. Now, I wait to see if my daughter will do the same.
The Coal Workers You Didn’t Know Existed—And Why They May Be At Risk
Thousands of workers may be at risk of chronic disease from the chemicals used to process coal—including MCHM, which recently contaminated the drinking water of nearly 300,000 West Virginia residents.
New York Inmates Draw Strength from Prison-Themed Hip-Hop Album
Members of the Rochester-based group Da Cloth have sent the tape to more than 150 inmates.
How Macklemore’s Trumpet Player Is Bringing Music Back to His Kenyan Hometown
The Madaraka festival is a celebration of African cultural heritage and modern-day entrepreneurship—and the proceeds will help build a recording studio for 68 youth in Kenya.
Fans Move to Buy LA Clippers After Owner Is Banned From NBA
The fans hope to buy the team and make it into a nonprofit organization like the Green Bay Packers.
Dear Paul Krugman: Is GDP Growth Making Us Richer or Poorer? (Please Clarify.)
Is Paul Krugman just advocating temporary growth up to some level of optimality, or a truly ever-growing economy?
How a “Black Snake” in the Heartland Brought Spirit to American Environmentalism
It's possible that the Cowboy Indian Alliance offers a glimpse into what a spiritually integrated environmental movement might look like, honoring diversity while resisting cooptation.
The Game of Thrones Rape Scene: Why We Can’t Pretend It Never Happened
Pretending that a rape never happened is a problem—regardless of whether it took place in fiction or reality.
Explainer: Agriculture and Human Rights
A journey into agriculture, from early irrigation to industrial farms.
Tennessee Teachers Score in Fight for Fair Evaluations
A new law will end the practice of evaluating teachers based on their students' standardized test scores.
Explainer: Garment Manufacturing and Human Rights
A journey into the garment industry, from Elizabethan England to Rana Plaza.
Explainer: Mining and Human Rights
A journey into resource extraction, from colonization to transnational corporations.
Explainer: Electronics and Human Rights
A journey into the electronics industry, from transistor radios to semiconductor suicides.
Why Are We More Optimistic About Ourselves Than About Our Society?
It's easier to be hopeful about our individual futures than our collective ones because we have more control over them. But the two are inextricably linked.
To My Friend the Climate Defeatist: Here’s Why I’m Still In the Fight
It is good to mourn for what's being lost. But giving up just gives the fossil fuel industry what it wants.
Meet the Real-Life Inmates Fighting for Mothers’ Rights at “Orange Is the New Black” Prison
On issue after issue, women prisoners have learned to be their own strongest advocates.
In Cleveland, Hoop Houses Turn Empty Lots into Year Round Farms
Meet the urban cousin of a traditional barn raising: community members working together to build DIY greenhouses.
Brought Together by Keystone Pipeline Fight, “Cowboys and Indians” Heal Old Wounds
As natives and ranchers work together to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, they're also learning to understand one another's history, culture, and relationship with the land.
Photo Essay: “Cowboys and Indians” Against Keystone XL Bring Newfound Unity to DC
On the frontlines of resistance to the Keystone XL pipeline, ranchers and tribal members join forces in a striking display of solidarity.
“Noah” Director on What Faith Has to Do with Fighting Climate Change
Darren Aronofsky talks to the Sierra Club and others about the intersection of religion and environmentalism.
In Rural Kansas, an Experiment Makes Hitchhiking Safe Again
The people behind the project borrowed some tricks from ride-sharing apps like Lyft, but tweaked the details so the rides are free.
Think You Know What a Farmer Looks Like? Think Again
Preliminary results from the 2012 Census of Agriculture show the increasing role of women in U.S. agriculture—especially on organic and small-scale farms.
They Started by Blockading a Bus Full of Detainees—And Went on to Shake Up the Immigration Debate
A look at the growing influence of undocumented voices in the movement for immigrant rights.
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