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.
Workers at app-driven companies like Uber don’t have the rights of full employees. But with the help of traditional unions, some are banding together into worker-owned cooperatives.
TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline would span thousands of miles, from rural Alberta to the Atlantic coast of New Brunswick.
This year’s muddy spring presents my family with the chance to pull together more closely than ever.
Bioregionalism is one possible vision of a future that works for people and for the Earth.
It’s the weekend! Plan your happy hour with our interactive map of forward-thinking breweries.
The state's shift in approach is also good news for environmentalists worldwide, who want to see more urgency in transitioning away from fossil fuels.
It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars.
Calling the natural world “it” absolves us of moral responsibility and opens the door to exploitation. Here's what we can say instead.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/housing-first-solution-to-homelessness-utah
“Two Raging Grannies” is a beautifully shot film that juxtaposes a journey into activism with a profound meditation on aging.
Rolling Jubilee, debtors unions, underwater mortgages, and more: We're about to dive deep into debt. Send us your pitches by April 13!
The movements that persevere are those that find a form of hope, even in dark times.
“Shame cannot survive empathy,” Lewinsky reminds us. The growing trend of online public shaming can only be curbed by compassion.
In this selection from his new book, the poet and farmer Wendell Berry connects the dangers of the future to a failure to live fully in the here and now.
Labels like "fair trade" and "direct trade" indicate food is ethically sourced—but how do you know what they really mean, and whether they're effective?
March Madness is now a bigger cash cow than the Super Bowl, but in college sports the only people not getting a piece of the billion-dollar pie are the players.
The Comedy Central show allows millennials of a specific demographic—and even those outside of it—to laugh at the situation the 1 percent has handed them.
All around the United States, people are stepping up to help a damaged planet heal.
The project offers climate scientists a chance to speak to the public for themselves.
Are housewives less ambitious than career women? Are they bad feminists? Read on to go beyond the stereotypes.
Alternative Currencies Are Bigger Than Bitcoin: How They’re Building Prosperity From London to Kenya
The Brixton Pound, Koru Kenya, and Mazacoin are all attempting to achieve a common goal: empowering people in a monetarily unequal world, from the bottom up.
And agree that healthy, sustainable cooking can still be delicious and enjoyed by all.
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