All along the Pacific Coast, environmentalists are gearing up for an epic fight.
How folks in conservative states are responding—and have been responding for years—to infringements on their civil rights.
As cities incorporate curricula that deconstruct stereotypes and negative assumptions about race, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
Giving back requires humility. It will be a true test of learning new skills.
Trump has gone to Congress to make his case for Paul Ryan’s plan, but polls show the Affordable Care Act is still more popular.
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
Five reasons why the quest for constant happiness is misguided.
Three principles to help you avoid burnout and continue working toward a better world.
While national outrage is focused on Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, tiny agencies helping communities that teeter on the edge of poverty would also disappear.
For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?
Poet Terrance Hayes on the James Baldwin documentary: “It seemed, for a moment, we had come around a big bend on the racial mountain. It seemed, for a moment, we were beyond Negro.”
New college programs offer fledgling community organizers “a sense of optimism about how they can effect change in their own backyard.”
Although many people in these struggling regions voted for the new president, his cynical answers will not bring them prosperity. But I saw what could.
When large institutions like universities and hospitals agree to hire and spend locally, they can transform neighborhoods hardest hit by poverty and unemployment.
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
Government-sponsored Medicaid and Medicare are efficient and reliable—and already cover 36 percent of Americans.
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
Over 100 studies have shown that being in nature—or even watching it in videos—benefits our brains, bodies, feelings, thought processes, and social interactions.
If you want to sustain yourself for the work ahead, here’s some advice: It doesn’t matter whether the other side “deserves” anger.
The social justice implications of spitting into a test tube.
Dried cocoa beans historically have been shipped to Europe and the U.S. for chocolate making. But keeping the process close to home empowers farmers and supports local economies.
What’s at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
“It is important to celebrate these women who are building a more peaceful world that is open, just, and filled with love.”
We must shift the structures of society to ensure the Earth remains healthy and everyone has access to a decent livelihood.
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