Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked.
Kids deprived of recess don’t have time to recharge, learn social skills, or solve their own problems.
And the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network is creating other ways for Black people to circulate healthy food—and wealth.
Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
He wanted to know how institutional racism has made an impact on my life. I’m glad he asked, because I was ready to answer.
Collective action is made up of individuals leading the way, showing what’s possible, shifting the normal.
In Kentucky, these health care professionals still struggle for acceptance—even in areas that need them most.
As the state’s last abortion clinic is at risk of being shut down, some religious leaders step up against Gov. Matt Bevin’s anti-abortion policies.
The walk from the parking lot, past protesters, to the embattled clinic’s front doors can be a difficult journey. Meet the escorts making sure women don’t have to face it alone.
A landmark decision offers opportunity for healing between descendants of slaveholders and slaves.
Tens of millions of Americans—many aging and white—are willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Trump’s repeal of DACA has DREAMers and their advocates vowing to fight back and scrambling to find Plan B.
In his new book, David Sax explains how giving into the lure of things like vinyl records and paperback books might actually make you happier.
Here’s how you can enjoy summer foods all year long.
The #SupportBlackWomenHOU campaign uses popular money transfer apps to give resources quickly to those in need so they don’t have to wait for donations from large charities to trickle down.
When 911 services were overwhelmed, stranded Houston residents used their Facebook and Instagram accounts to connect with community rescuers.
Sustainable-food advocates want to love aquaculture—yet it comes with so many risks.
Dental health therapy takes half the time it takes to train a dentist. And it does what good medicine should: improve public health.
How one Appalachian county is creating a healthy food system that supports not only nutrition, but also community life.
The Swinomish of Washington produced a climate adaptation plan two years before the state. Now it’s a template for all of Indian Country.
Every region of our country has its history of racial exclusion and white supremacy. Here are 13 ways to right those wrongs.
Ways to fight white supremacists without helping their cause.
Don’t blame climate change for Houston’s vulnerability. A hurricane need not become a disaster.
Two huge white nationalist sites were recently kicked off the web. But prohibiting hate groups could fuel paranoia—and more violence.
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