We can have democracy and a prosperous, just, and sustainable human future. Or we can have corporate rule. We cannot have both.
Partisan gridlock keeps the focus on the fight—but we might have some radical ideas in common.
Exactly how much difference do “new economy” organizations make? Economists looked into it, and here are a few of their results.
Successful initiatives are investing in human relationships, not faceless call centers or centralized headquarters.
The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the Internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard.
Becoming a global family, one that unites ancient indigenous wisdom with other faith and cultural traditions, is essential if humanity is to overcome the crises of climate change.
In Bryan Bliss' debut novel, 16-year-old Abigail's family follows a charismatic preacher to San Francisco, where they live in a van to wait out the apocalypse. But if you believe completely that the world is coming to an end, what do you do when it doesn’t?
So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society's best bet in protecting the food supply.
The people dying are moms and dads, kids and teenagers, nerdy, quiet boys and girls. This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding an uncompromised justice.
These Cities Built Cheap, Fast, Community-Owned Broadband. Here’s What Net Neutrality Means For Them
Publicly owned broadband lets local communities from Iowa to Louisiana control a vital economic resource—rather than leaving it in the hands of a few monopolistic corporations. The outcome of this week's FCC vote could either help or hinder the path forward.
After years of work as a climate activist, Keith Harrington decided to get a degree in economics. Now, he’s working to transform the field.
What if we measured wealth in terms of life, and how well we serve it?
(And 22 other numbers that will help you understand our world).
How is it that so many of today’s police officers have come to resemble—in appearance, weaponry, and tactics—infantrymen in the U.S. military?
This co-op south of Portland wants to strengthen the local food system by helping local farmers cooperate instead of compete with one another.
More and more people have come to understand that behaving as if they hold all rights to Earth’s bounty amounts to an eighth deadly sin.
The idea of stewardship is too small. It’s not that we need to take care of Earth—it’s Earth that takes care of us.
At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.
We need to shift the stories we tell ourselves about the value of elders, the care they need, and later life itself.
The people of Sarayaku are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, engaging the western world politically, legally, and philosophically.
Fifteen years ago, the Portuguese had one of the worst drug problems in Europe. So they decriminalized drugs, took money out of prisons, put it into holistic rehabilitation, and found that human connection is the antidote to addiction.
The Nile Project is made up of musicians from different countries, musical genres, and traditions. Their purpose? To promote cooperation and cultural understanding as the diverse peoples of the Nile face threats from water scarcity and climate change.
Before meeting Geraldine, I’d assumed that most of the women from the 1940s were unaware of how capable they were. I was wrong.
There is something about listening to music, or playing it with other people, that makes you feel connected to those around you. Even science says so.
After 30 years, the practice of paying every resident—including children—at least $1,000 has made Alaska one of the least unequal states in America. Here's what the rest of us can learn.
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