A new study raises questions about climate change policy for the decades ahead.
Volunteer archaeologists use dogs trained in forensics to help sort the ashes of cremated loved ones from the ashes and debris of burned homes.
Officials worried about the loss of trust after the longest shutdown in U.S. history put 1.1 million low-income households at risk of eviction.
You get to practice looking at the abyss and ask yourself: Would you be one of the good people?
With a corporate agenda driving standardized testing in Atlanta schools, young educator Shani Robinson found herself facing prison.
Rebecca Adamson offers Native American views on scarcity, Wall Street, and how to thrive in hard times.
We need true democracy if we’re to halt the slide into self-extinction.
When firmly grounded in truth, mischief-making can be an effective tool to generate valuable public discourse.
A clear alternative to the prevailing nihilism followed the president’s State of the Union address.
The Juicebox app connects people with sex coaches to get their questions answered—anonymously.
In Louisville, the group is purchasing vacant homes for low-income families to promote stability in the community and fight gentrification.
Here’s how one cattle ranching family in South Dakota restored a prairie, wildlife habitat, and a creek.
Finally, plant species have rights, too.
The founders of the United States have the society they wanted—one that keeps people like them in power.
How a focus on peace is helping this Central American country top the Happy Planet Index.
An excerpt from Jason Lutes’ decades-in-the-making book, with distinct echoes of our current political climate.
My nonprofit converts buses into fully functioning, attractive 240-square-foot tiny houses on wheels for homeless children and their parents.
A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: End hunger.
And it’s not just about rich and poor. The racial wealth gap is damaging to the economy as a whole.
It’s bold, it’s inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
Our White youth should expect us to demand better behavior from them.
I’ve learned a lot about how to be an ordinary person, filled with self-doubt, who still takes the risk of trying to do something about the world.
What does a Donkey Kong fundraiser have to do with the annual gathering of the world’s elite capitalists in Davos? They both mark a cultural turning point.
Despite their vulnerability to climate change, people with disabilities often are omitted from relevant policy making.
From poverty and women’s rights to public health and the environment, we’re making strides.
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