Entrepreneurs in all walks of life are showing that it’s possible to create companies with business models driven by social purpose.
Proponents say this natural alternative to wildfire cleanup is potentially cheaper.
Simple steps for cultivating a revolution in your backyard.
A graphic biography about Eugene V. Debs, folk hero and presidential candidate, reminds us of a time when support for socialism was strong in places like Kansas, Oklahoma, and Ohio.
As the U.S. debates the wall, two sister cities divided by the border work to preserve and perpetuate a shared identity.
Across the globe, communities are working to preserve existing areas of natural darkness and reduce the spread of light pollution.
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950.
Socialist baiting of the last century won’t work against the new generation of political leaders.
An early experiment at a city landfill showed how algae and sunlight can repair environmental damage.
Even as researchers find loneliness is epidemic, people young and old are relearning how to hang out.
For many of us who actually live along the U.S.-Mexico border, the “Mesquite Manifesto” addresses economic and climate problems by building up industry around the native tree.
Policy expert Gus Speth talks about Our Children’s Trust’s lawsuit, explaining the U.S.’s longtime knowledge of climate change even as it pushed fossil fuels. But now we've got a fighting chance.
We know the broad strokes: Less meat, more beans. But true sustainability also means considering the practical realities of eating.
Research has shown that certain movies have caused social justice change, or simply inspired good things to happen.
Race Women on Instagram spotlights generations of Black women trailblazers.
The Covington Catholic conflict and Esquire cover story helped me to see the mistakes I made.
It took a long time, and a lot of activism. But the shift in public opinion wasn’t led by legislators or think tanks or journalists. It was led by young people.
Research shows the human brain can only handle a certain number of social relationships. So why don’t I spend my time on the ones that matter the most?
One piece of art is a tapestry of 39 bedsheets that the artist smuggled from prison over the course of three years.
Greening alleys reclaims public space, reconnects urban dwellers to one another, and invites nature deep into cities.
Immigration advocates and environmentalists say the real crisis is the border wall the president wants to build.
Portland is directing grants to weed shop owners in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.
It’s very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.
Enslavement and sharecropping cannot erase thousands of years of Black people’s sacred relationship with the land.
And it offers a blueprint for reforming other districts that suffer from overpolicing.
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