New series shows “the reality of the problem but also the joy, humor, and humanity that we’re trying to fight for in the first place.”
Worker-ownership economics catch on in Ohio, Nevada, and North Carolina.
David Bowie pushed boundaries, challenged norms, and helped pop culture become more inclusive. Here’s how to keep his legacy alive.
Lots of us have had a moment—a revelation, observation, or interaction—when climate change became more than a concept. What’s yours?
For nearly 20 years, the residents of this mostly African American Greensboro community had nowhere to shop for food. They tried to attract a big-box grocery store; when that didn’t work, they started their own.
Who needs banks when you have communities? And organizations like Mission Asset Fund have even figured out how to use the system to raise credit scores.
In the new documentary "Just Eat It," filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer swear off grocery shopping for six months and eat only food that would otherwise be thrown out.
For once, Stewart had no jokes to offer.
Is Rachel Dolezal blacker than I am, or a misguided white woman in need of a reality check? I asked two black women—one who worked with Dolezal and another who is a leader in the #BlackLivesMatter movement—to weigh in.
This best-selling author explains why blame is bad for us and our relationships.
Tired of the lack of understanding with traditional "Get well soon" cards, Emily McDowell decided to create an alternative.
For Bryan Stevensen, the largest evil surrounding African-American history isn’t slavery, but the pervasiveness of white supremacy and the difficulty we have discussing it openly.
John Oliver does a damn good job of explaining how ridiculous our standardized testing system is.
Alicia Garza and two friends first tweeted #BlackLivesMatter to spark a conversation after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three years later, their hashtag has become a movement.
This co-op south of Portland wants to strengthen the local food system by helping local farmers cooperate instead of compete with one another.
“Teachers are better prepared because #FergusonSyllabus created a space for exchange among educators about best practices and materials for illustrating the best and worst of our democracy.”
How do you fit a full-sized family into a tiny house? The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties.
First, they started buying up—and canceling—individuals’ medical debt. Now the people behind Rolling Jubilee are taking on student loans from a for-profit university that exploits the poor—and the whole debt system could be next.
In the next 20 years, many American family farmers are likely to retire—putting enormous amounts of land on the market. Here's how they're connecting with young farmers to make sure the family farm survives.
We asked psychologists, user experience designers, and writers what web users could to do to promote more empathic interaction in online places. Here's what they said.
Teachers and educators collect ideas and resources for how to talk about Ferguson with students of all ages.
The goal is to raise enough money to send 500 treatments for tear gas exposure to support protesters in Ferguson, Mo.
As the problem of marine pollution gets serious, people around the world are turning ocean trash into all sorts of useful objects.
New York City's newly approved budget allocates $1.2 million for developing and supporting worker-owned cooperative businesses.
With the owner of the team vowing "NEVER" to change its name, Native American tribes around the country launch a national campaign to do just that.
Artists from Seattle's hip hop scene—including Macklemore and Ryan Lewis—speak about music's healing power.
From Oakland to Brooklyn, practitioners of holistic health care are working to make their services affordable for all.
Signs of change are appearing in the United States military as well.
We pored through a debt-resistance manual created by former Occupiers to bring you these practical tips.
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.