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Gabby Giffords: There is Only One Side When It Comes to Gun Violence

Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, retired from Congress after she was shot in the head at point-blank range during a congressional event in her district in

KK Ottesen | Jan 8, 2020

Sustainable food and farming | Climate

For a Sustainable Food System, Look to Seeds

“Our seeds are more than just food for us. Yes, they are nutrition. But they’re also… spirituality,” says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a

Breanna Draxler | Jan 7, 2020

Climate

What We Could Do With a $5 Carbon Charge on Your Flight

Like it or not, the world will be flying more in the decades ahead—and flights are for many in the developed world the largest part of an individual’s (and often

Tony Juniper | Jan 6, 2020

Indigenous lands

Restoring Harmony in Haida Gwaii

Dinners in Roberta Olson’s restaurant begin with a taste of k’aaw. The dried herring roe on kelp is a traditional food for the Haida people, an Indigenous nation that has called

Jason G. Goldman | Jan 3, 2020

Mindfulness | Health care

A Health Breakthrough that Depends on People, Not Drugs

A surprisingly effective way to help improve Americans’ health can be found in a place you’d least expect—the Woodhill Homes public housing complex in Cleveland. That’s where I meet Marilyn

Jay Walljasper | Jan 1, 2020

Wealth and inequality

White Supremacy Is the Root of Violence Against Jews

Two recent attacks against the Jewish community in the New York City area have come at the hands of people of color, specifically Black Americans. Trained as we are to

Alex Myers | Dec 31, 2019

Empathy

This Is Better Than an Apology

Everyone messes up. Any relationship involves two imperfect communicators capable of hurt feelings, frustration, or loneliness. Given this, expecting communication and harmony to be “par for the course” is unreasonable.

The Gottman Institute | Dec 31, 2019

10 Stories Readers Loved in 2019

As 2019 comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on everything that’s happened this year. From the horrific treatment of families at the border, to global climate strikes led

Ayu Sutriasa | Dec 27, 2019

Activism | Jobs | Labor

How to Start a Union When You Don’t Have the Right

The growers have the money but . . . the farmworkers have the time. —Cesar Chavez From 1962 to 1993, more than 2,200 people—all ages, all walks of life, and

LeRoy Chatfield | Dec 26, 2019

Climate

Oh, Christmas Tree… Fake Christmas Tree?

It’s the holiday season again, and in the midst of making to-do lists and prepping for festive dinners, some people will once again ponder whether it is better for the

Warren Mabee | Dec 23, 2019

Immigration | Mental health

10 Years Post-Deportation, ‘Home’ Remains Uncertain

Azul Uribe and Nancy Landa have spent the past decade in Mexico, barred by the U.S. government from stepping foot into the United States. And still, reaching across the border,

Tina Vasquez | Dec 20, 2019

Local power | Climate

A Wish List From Climate Protesters in Seattle

The protesters were relatively chipper, if subdued, on this Monday morning—a fitting time of day for a meeting of the Sunrise Movement. This national youth-led effort is pushing the Green

Breanna Draxler | Dec 19, 2019

Climate

Black Farmers Embrace Practices of Climate Resiliency

They are using heritage farming practices to undo some of the damage brought on by decades of intense tillage by early European settlers.

Leah Penniman | Dec 18, 2019

Citizens United

How Liberals Left the White Working Class Behind

Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Summers, admits that he never visited Rust Belt cities devastated by NAFTA. Displaced White workers “weren’t heavily on our radar screen,” he said, noting that

Erica Etelson | Dec 16, 2019

Sustainable food and farming

Big Ag and the Small-Scale African Farmer

The headquarters of the world’s largest charitable foundation stretch along an entire block near downtown Seattle. There’s a plaza at the entrance, and to one side, a wall embossed in

Valerie Schloredt | Dec 13, 2019

Teacher and children looking at plants in woods

Education

A Return to Nature-Based Education

At the beginning of the 20th century, untempered industrialization and rampant deforestation prompted the conservation and preservation movements. The creation of Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks at the end of

David T. Sobel, M. Ed. | Dec 13, 2019

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