Turning Tragedy Into Healing: Oscar Grant’s Family 10 Years Later
The film “Fruitvale Station” told the story of Grant’s death on a train platform. Now his family is building bridges between police and their communities.
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The Choices We Make for Others at the End of Life
A palliative care nurse explains what to expect in the last days and hours.
Using Virtual Reality to Teach Empathy
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is more than just a phrase for people working at the intersection of psychology and technology.
How Restoring My Late Parents’ Cherished Possessions Helped Me Grieve
It was just stuff. Until it wasn’t.
How to Really Divest From R. Kelly—and Other Disgraced Celebrity Favorites
Withdrawing support, both intentional and inadvertent, from harmful entertainers begins with knowing how they make their money.
What Right-Wing Whites Miss When They Talk About Secession
White Americans need immigrants and diversity. That’s not do-gooder talk. It’s math.
9 Things You Need to Know About the Pipeline Blockade in B.C.
Since 2010, the Unist’ot’en have fought the transit of fossil fuels through their hereditary lands. In the last few days, police finally moved in. Here’s how we got to this point.
Healthy Food Just Got a Big Boost in the New Farm Bill
A program that doubles the spending power for food stamp recipients who buy fresh produce just got more funding.
Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories
Black women have been poorly represented in the mainstream. So a new yearlong fellowship prepares women to redefine the stories that are being told and control who gets to tell them.
The Instagram Community That’s Decolonizing Fitness
Here’s where to find a safe space for queer and trans people to get fit or stay healthy.
How Zero-Interest Lending Pays Off for Everyone
This peer-to-peer lender left big finance behind to invest in community.
How to Not Be (Completely) Depressed About Climate Change
Doing something every day can be profoundly helpful in giving people hope, and it’s a path to change.
Why You Couldn’t Find Big Media Coverage of Haaland and Davids
Time has run out to convince colonized newsrooms that Indigenous issues and perspectives are necessary to the national narrative.
Why the Climate Change Message Isn’t Working
Threats of global catastrophe won’t move people to action. Only the heart can inspire zeal.
The Second Best Time to Plant a Tree Is Now
The climate conversation we are going to have in 30 years—or in 12 years—will depend entirely on what we do today. And I mean today. This week, this season, this year.
Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
And we wouldn’t even have to tax the rich to pay for it.
Science of a Meaningful Life: Top 10 Insights of 2018
These are the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Best Books of 2018 for a Meaningful Life
The year’s must-reads help to weather hard times and make a difference in the lives of those around us.
From Me to We. My New Year’s Resolution
In 2019, we must move beyond the myth of the lone individual to recognize our deep interdependence and responsibilities for one another and nature.
12 Photos: What Hope Looks Like for Refugee Camps at the U.S. Border
The caravan movement is sustained by self-organized migrants and the volunteers who stand with them. It’s an organized, mobilized hope.
How This Year’s Struggles Set Us Up for a Bold, Hopeful 2019
Our fragile democracy needs the will of the people to protect it, but the events of 2018 prove that Americans are up to the challenge.
The Communal Origins of a Festive New Year’s Drinking Tradition
Tap into an ancient tradition with this recipe for lamb’s wool wassail. No sheep required.
This Radical Plan to Fund the Green New Deal Just Might Work
A network of public banks could underwrite the new New Deal in the same way President Franklin Roosevelt financed the original.
How Do 2,800 Migrant Children in Detention Spend the Holidays?
Activists camped outside a sprawling tent city in the Texas desert bring a message to migrant children detained there: No estás solo. You are not alone.
The Fight Against Food Waste Starts at Home
Decreasing the environmental footprint of food waste can save the planet and your wallet.
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