The U.S. national women’s soccer team has won far more championships than the U.S. men’s team. So why are they paid less?
The Illuminate Literacy project encourages neighborhood youth to hold onto their identities and histories by expressing themselves in words.
As California reduces its prison population by tens of thousands, the TimeList Group’s unique approach to rehab keeps parolees from going back.
When a California history class noticed the U.S. 1930s Mexican Repatriation had been left out of the curriculum, they decided to take it up with the state Legislature.
Our hope lies in shifting power to communities and regions that prioritize safety, clean air, children’s health, and locally rooted livelihoods.
A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers.
As the Democratic presidential primary drama unfolds, there’s a lot of talk about glass ceilings, of how far women have come, and of how beneficial it would be for women
How the simple act of walking can open us up to confront and heal our toughest problems.
With 4 million more Latinos eligible to vote in 2016, Unidos brings news and information to a group that could play a major role in the 2016 elections.
Outrage over videos of violent injustice will help spark deep social change.
In a growing number of states, communities are demanding more self-governance over everything from environmental sustainability to gun control.
Too many headlines and stories right now are contributing to a polarized society, but media could instead play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.
Will we respond to Trump’s appeal to the reptilian brain or choose Clinton’s call to our higher nature?
As the presidential race has demonstrated, 2016 is the year for outsiders, and no group can be considered further from the establishment than Native Americans.
Who will be Indian Country’s Obama? Look to the states. Her name will be Paulette, Peggy, or Denise.
The film “Bikes vs Cars” tells us that bicycling for transportation can reduce our emissions. But more importantly, bicycling can change our mindset.
Cynicism and despair are among democracy’s worst enemies.
Coal left in the ground is an investment in the climate, as well as the future of families in rural communities and the tribes.
From specialized clinics for African Americans to social media events that take the shame out of sharing, there's a movement to heal the psychological scars of racism.
From Obama to Black Lives Matter, everyone is talking about structural racism—something Trump’s supporters don’t want to own.
Laughter makes us feel safer, stronger, and more together. In Cleveland, activists used it to flip Trump's own ridiculous words upside down.
Not only would the ordinance get big money out of St. Petersburg elections, but it could lead to a legal clash ending super PACs across the country.
The one thing we can count on is change. But what will make that change inclusive and sustainable instead of violent and fascistic?
As tobacco declines, some hope that hemp can be a “gateway crop” to financial sustainability for the state’s small farms.
Community activists in the country’s most corrupt state won an unlikely victory to convert a coal plant to natural gas.
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