The Department of Justice promised “meaningful tribal input” on pipeline decisions and the protection of tribal lands, resources, and treaty rights.
The Nixon White House managed three Indian occupations. There are lessons for President Obama there—if he would just pay attention.
Instead of buying the items she coveted, this artist made paintings of them. Here’s what she learned after a year of not shopping.
From the “buy local” movement to public banking, we’re well on our way to a more democratic, cooperative, and people-centered economy.
If we can recognize our destruction of other animals’ habitats, perhaps we can recognize our destruction of all the living systems on which we depend.
As glaciers disappear, fish are expected to follow. But the Nooksack tribe of Washington state has a plan to keep nearby rivers and streams cool.
As Detroit’s public schools fight to stay afloat, Black families turn to a civil rights-era approach to education.
There is a profound sense of community born from the gathering of people and the exchange of goods at a market.
For the past year, the Food Literacy Project in Louisville, Kentucky, has sent its garden-on-wheels to local food deserts, connecting people to healthy eating and changing the lives of young people.
Sometimes it seems that the world is responding to violence only with violence, but there are other possibilities.
We must remember we are part of a larger story. We are still here. We are still fighting for our lives on our own land.
Emphasizing local food under a radical policy of “zero hunger,” Brazil’s school lunch initiative helps small farmers buy the land they’ve been farming for generations.
Better education and loan forgiveness are key strategies to address disparities for Black communities and their next generations.
Misdirected public outrage over the killing of a Washington wolf pack may do more harm than good.
Can we trust Clinton-Kaine promises of an energy future “where no one is left out or left behind”?
Environmentalists, industry, and politicians have a second chance to learn from decades of wolf debates and save the grizzlies.
(Hint: It’s less about income and more about skin color.)
When we take the time to connect, we make our communities more resilient and compassionate, and maybe we find the courage to defeat racism.
What subcultures offer us insight and principles for new ways of organizing?
We must shape a future in which technological progress means freeing people to work fewer hours for fairer compensation and to devote themselves to social advancement.
When Gervacio Pena Lopez migrated to Sonoma County 30 years ago, he just wanted to find work to support his family. Since then, he has won victories for domestic and day laborers.
Most importantly, they would see the serious purpose for the people here at Camp Sacred Stone, one that’s not going away without a successful resolution.
I am not sure how badly North Dakota wants this pipeline. If there is to be a battle over the Dakota Access, I would not bet against a people with nothing else left but a land and a river.
In the poorest region of the nation's poorest state, a tiny government program keeps money flowing through mom-and-pop financial institutions—changing lives.
4 ways a mindfulness practice can protect the health and well-being of mothers and their babies.
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