We’ve Got Some Big Houses—That We Could Share
Just 60 years ago, the average American had 291 square feet of living space. Now it’s close to 1,000 square feet. Have we changed our needs that much? Or just our wants?
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Real Homes: Small, Frugal, and Green
With 5 million houses in foreclosure, we are rediscovering that living sustainably includes living affordably.
Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe
Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance.
6 Ideas for Sensible Homes
Small, supportive, affordable, recycled—and you can build your own.
Is Owning or Renting Better For You?
How to know when it's smart to rent.
6 Tips for Sustainable Pet Care
Low-cost and natural ways to care for your critters.
Free Your (Eco)Mind
This Earth Day, think like an ecosystem—and you just might save the world.
Can There Be “Good” Corporations?
When companies are owned by workers and the community—instead of Wall Street financiers—everything changes.
8 Ways to De-Corporatize Your Money
Debit or credit? Keep your dollars out of corporate clutches.
4 Ways to Flex Our Electoral Muscles
What we can do right now to strengthen our democracy.
Boulder Votes to Free Its Electric Company
Running their own utility means sun and wind energy instead of coal.
“Social Security is Broke”—and Other Corporate Scare Tactics
For years, corporations have been peddling myths to rally us behind their interests. Here are three things everyone “knows,” and why they're wrong.
Special Weapons for Fighting Corporate Giants
Revoke their charters, and other legal tools to hold corporations accountable to our laws.
Now, Let’s Occupy the Ballot
During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
Change Now, Vote Later
Political answers will come when we build a network of solidarity and action that pushes on all fronts for a true democracy.
By the Numbers: The Myth of the Overtaxed Corporation
For corporations, paying for tax breaks is still the best investment around.
Where Citizens United Came From, and How to Get Rid of It
The infamous Citizens United decision was the result of a decades-long corporate campaign.
Farmers Go Wild
Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.
A Bold Win Against Big Oil
How people power stopped the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Deb Richter: A Cure for Broken Health Care
Meet the doctor who uprooted her life to bring universal health care to Vermont.
Tim DeChristopher: Sacrifice for the Climate
It’s a blessing to risk it all to stop climate change—even if it means jail time.
6 Recipes for Winter Wellness
From rose hip syrup to “fire cider,” natural remedies can help you fight seasonal maladies.
Lily Yeh: Beauty in Broken Places
Healing war-torn, broken, and economically devastated communities through art.
Henry Red Cloud: Solar Warrior for Native America
Bringing renewable energy and jobs to reservations.
Jason F. McLennan: Bringing Buildings to Life
Designing the world’s greenest building standards.
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