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How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard

In “Paradise Lot,” two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.

Abby Quillen | May 31, 2013

Don’t Let the Apocalypse Get You Down

The climate crisis is spinning out of control, and the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow unabated. It’s time to let the radical uncertainty of this moment enlarge our sense of possibility.

Sarah van Gelder | May 23, 2013

How a Radical Group of American Nuns Shook Up the Vatican to Better the World

“Band of Sisters” shows why a humble group of women fell under Vatican investigation for seeing the causes—not just the symptoms—of injustice.

Valerie Schloredt | May 22, 2013

Georgia Professors Teach Undocumented Students—for Free

Georgia is one of three states that exclude undocumented students from full access to higher education. "Freedom University" operates on the principle that “you can stop me from going to a UGA classroom, but you can’t stop a UGA professor from teaching me.”

Chris Francis | May 21, 2013

Handshake photo courtesy of Think Panama

Why the TransPacific Partnership is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal

A super-sized NAFTA, the TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws on environmental health and citizens’ rights. Here’s why we shouldn’t let it pass without a fight.

Kristen Beifus | May 9, 2013

Hugging Salt Shakers photo by Harlan Harris

Survival of the … Nicest? Check Out the Other Theory of Evolution

A new theory of human origins says cooperation—not competition—is instinctive.

Eric Michael Johnson | May 4, 2013

Green Worker Co-Op Academy photo by Stephen O'Byrne

Cooperatives | Jobs

From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy

How manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and others are doing business the cooperative way.

Claudia Rowe | Apr 24, 2013

Health care

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.

Nadia Colburn | Apr 23, 2013

The Page That Counts: Summer 2013

Years it took for the human population to grow from 1 billion to 2 billion: 123. Years it took to grow from 6 billion to 7 billion: 12

Apr 22, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed

“The Seed Underground” is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.

Abby Quillen | Apr 5, 2013

Renewable energy | Cooperatives | Local economies

Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green

A century ago, cooperatives electrified the poorest counties in the nation. Today, can they lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?

Brooke Jarvis | Apr 4, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

To Build a Community Economy, Start With Solidarity

How residents who can’t afford to buy in still get the benefits of co-op work and housing.

Abby Scher | Apr 4, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

Credit Unions Put Your Money to Work—Right Where You Live

What if your bank’s first priority was to do good? Vancouver’s Vancity leads the way in putting dollars back into the community.

Colleen Kimmet | Mar 21, 2013

Cooperatives | Jobs

6 Ways to Fuel the Cooperative Takeover

From now on, the global mantra for filling market gaps is going to be, “There’s a co-op for that.” But co-ops need customers, money, and training. How do we shift from business as usual to the work of cooperation?

Sven Eberlein | Mar 21, 2013