We Need a Green New Deal for Farmland
Americans have a short window of opportunity to combat climate change, rectify racist policies, and conserve farmland. This policy would help.
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Community Care: An Indigenous Response to Coronavirus
Our decolonial work involves supporting the collective over our own ego and honoring the interdependence of all beings.
Lessons from the Coronavirus Can Help Us Overcome the Climate Crisis
“This is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.”
The Women Who Welcomed Immigrants
A century ago, impoverished European immigrants got health care and practical help from the settlement house movement.
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Shown That Capitalism Is Failing
Our social safety net and the government’s response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
How to Save Elections From a Pandemic
Utah has shown both how to get more people to vote and how to overcome the political resistance that electoral reforms inevitably run into.
We Need to Talk About Privilege and the Coronavirus Pandemic
This is a call to look back at history so that we can determine a better way forward.
4 Ways to Socialize and Build Community While Stuck at Home
Just because we cannot be physically present in each other’s lives doesn’t mean we have to lose our sense of kinship and interdependence.
Health Care Access in Appalachia and the Coronavirus Pandemic
As medical centers across Appalachia focus on increasing their capacity to test for the virus, these statistics provide a better understanding of the region's health and access to care.
50 Ways to Stay SANE During the Coronavirus Pandemic
SANE stands for strong, active, neighborly, and energetic.
An Anarchist Quaker’s Prayer to Soothe Anxiety
What my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus.
Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline
Kentucky’s Berea College closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not stopping the work of supporting students.
Social Distancing Is Not an Option for People in Prison and ICE Detention
Families recount painful conversations with loved ones inside detention centers and join advocates demanding action that detainees be protected against spread of the coronavirus.
Colonization and Coronavirus: Indigenous Communities in the Amazon Increasingly Vulnerable
A missionary group has purchased a helicopter with plans to contact and convert isolated indigenous groups in the remote Western Amazon.
Why Coronavirus Relief Needs to be Permanent
Sustainable examples of a new system are emerging.
Compassion During Coronavirus: How Is Your Community Responding to COVID-19?
Share how your community is coming together to build resilience, connection, and strength during the COVID-19 crisis.
How to Help Science Prevent the Next Coronavirus Pandemic
Enrolling in a vaccine trial may be a small step, but it's vital to building a healthier, stronger society.
3 Books to Give You Courage During Pandemic Anxiety
Leave the conspiracy theories for later and take heart from these plague novels about action and resilience.
Why the Coronavirus Is Humanity’s Wake-Up Call
The pandemic is exposing the deep systemic problems in our society—and it removes any excuse for not addressing them.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus: What Living Through the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Taught Me
In the midst of practicing social distancing, it is important to practice social solidarity.
The Finite Pool of Worry Edition
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Call for Submissions: Community Power in Times of Crisis
Send us your leads and pitches by April 3.
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Social Distancing Doesn’t Have to Be Antisocial
Over the past two weeks, a new term has erupted in everyday speech. Social Distancing. That’s what we are all supposed to do. But that’s exactly what we should NOT do. What we
The Nordic Secret to Battling Coronavirus: Trust
It’s not just that Norway has universal single-payer health care. Norwegians know that they depend on each other, and they trust their government to get it right.
Inspiration During Coronavirus: YES! Responds to COVID-19 Crisis
In the face of an overwhelming tidal wave of bad news about the coronavirus, what we need most right now are daily reminders of our better human selves.
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