John Oliver does a damn good job of explaining how ridiculous our standardized testing system is.
Maria Hamilton's son Dontre was killed by police officers. After no one was charged, she sought out hundreds of other parents and decided to take their demands to Washington.
When the Manila government proposed relocating squatter families out of the city, residents came together and asked for housing in their own neighborhood.
From caves in Spain to treehouses in Cape Town, check out Airbnb's best tiny house destinations.
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
The same forces that have driven many onto the migrant trail have led to the emergence of a movement of young campesinos organizing to stay on their land.
From healing personal trauma to building safe and sustainable communities, we're going to explore what health means today. Send us your pitches by May 20!
“It’s not ‘game over,’ it’s ‘game on.’ Now, we can actually start to see things happening.”
Alicia Garza and two friends first tweeted #BlackLivesMatter to spark a conversation after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three years later, their hashtag has become a movement.
From slavery to police brutality, reconciliation begins with the truth.
The #BaltimoreUprising isn't just about one death. Years of systemic neglect have left people with shorter lives, poor educations, and few employment opportunities.
“If people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.”
Americans voted on Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and two other contenders to replace Andrew Jackson.
Author and activist Gar Alperovitz calls it a “checkerboard strategy.” In the first piece in a series, we look at the organizations working to transform our economy, and how they can benefit from working together.
The Port of Seattle has welcomed the oil company to temporarily moor its drilling rig before it’s towed to Alaska. But these protestors are threatening to block it.
If you could see my Facebook feed right now, you would understand how much this day means to Armenians like me.
Residents fear that coal-contaminated water is seeping into their wells. But a lack of evidence is stalling action.
Teachers don't always know the challenges kids deal with outside of the classroom. Sometimes talking can make all the difference.
Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets—Helping Families and Local Businesses
The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.
In his memoir, James Gustave Speth talks about his work to end climate change and why it's time for a new environmental movement.
From New York City to Barcelona, cities across the world are turning to “slow living” to make their communities happier and healthier in the face of increasing urbanization.
The leaked text is full of dense legal jargon. But a close reading makes its corporate agenda crystal clear.
Farming and writing don't bring home the bacon—why I'm no longer ashamed to ask my community to help.
City living is changing animals in surprising ways. But they’re also transforming the cities they share with us.
The key to a great garden? Good dirt. Here’s how you can grow your own.
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