The West Coast Electric Highway Enables Zero Emission Road Trips
Thousands of charging stations flank the roadway, which stretches from British Columbia to Mexico. Now, the alternative fuel corridor needs to grow.
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Families of Interned Japanese Americans See Parallels to Detentions at Border
Debates over confining migrant parents and children stir activism in a new generation of Japanese Americans.
“The Price on Everything Is Love”: How a Detroit Community Overcomes a Lack of City Services
A range of neighbor-to-neighbor efforts address basic needs, from health care to food access, that are going unmet by local government agencies.
A Brief History of the Feral Blackberry
The Himalayan blackberry was introduced to North America as a food crop. Like a Gremlin doused with water, it escaped its confinement and became almost impossible to eradicate.
Women’s Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
Why Does White Fragility Show Up at Workplace Diversity Trainings?
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense.
Conserve Energy on Summer’s Hottest Days With a Text
College students wondered, “Why build a new power plant when we could just ask people to cut down on their AC use instead?”
You Want to Know Who America Is, Pay Attention to Who She Was
We’ve been here before.
If Meditation Is Not Your Thing, Try a Walk in the Woods
Hiking is a near-perfect combination of elements known to relax us, raise our alertness, elevate our self-esteem, and physically prepare us for true rest afterward.
YES! On Air: A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted “Welcoming” Policies
This radio story was produced by KBCS in partnership with YES! Media.
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How Roe v. Wade Changed Motherhood and Marriage
Two generations later, more women are postponing marriage, graduating college, and entering the paid labor force.
The Woman Who Pioneered “Housing First”
Three decades ago, one nurse came up with a radical idea: Give homeless folks suffering from addiction and mental illness a safe place to be themselves.
Kennedy Resignation Sparks New Urgency for First-Time Women Candidates of Color
If elected to Congress, they would counter conservative decisions from the court with progressive lawmaking.
How Residents of South LA Are Tackling Environmental Racism
In the polluted Watts neighborhood, residents’ average lifespan is 12 years less than people from affluent areas.
Caravan of Grandmothers Heads to Mexico Border
The group leaving from New York will onboard other “grannies” and allies along the way to support migrating families.
This Boot Camp Trains Young People to Fight Plastic Pollution
Youth activists ages 11 to 18 return home to educate their communities about how to curb the crisis.
Pruitt’s Out, But What We Need Are Local Leaders Who Will Act on Climate
The real conflict of interest—and the lasting damage—was Pruitt’s choice to put fossil fuel interests over the planet’s life support system.
The State That Upended Electoral Politics With a New Kind of Voting
In June, Maine used ranked-choice voting, which opens up the system to third parties and independents.
How Issues in the South Affect the Entire Nation
The South is a proven testing ground for regressive policies and practices that often make their way to the rest of the U.S.
Memorial for Lynching Victims a First Step Toward Reconciliation
It offers a place of reckoning for generations of racial trauma.
Thomas Paine’s Truth-to-Power Message in 1776
Paine’s writing was as uncompromising as a modern blog with the edgy wit and precision of a Twitter thread.
Three Questions to Lead Us Away From Self-Extinction
Transformation begins with clarity on the nature of the choice that confronts our species.
The Push to Turn Church Land Into Farmland
Faith leaders, conservation experts, and food advocates are joining forces to connect young farmers to the vast quantity of land owned by churches.
New York’s Suicide Prevention Program Is the First of Its Kind in the U.S.
Suicide rates have been rising overall, but the results from this Swiss study were promising: Suicidal behavior dropped by 80 percent.
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