More than 60 counties, cities, and states—and some corporations—are reducing discrimination against former offenders by removing one small box from job applications.
We were sitting in a Seattle park, about to start a picnic, when Amer got the news.
The Appalachian Transition Fellows are young people who will spend this year building diverse job opportunities in the coal-country counties that need them most.
Breaking the Grip of the Fossil Fuel Economy: If It Can Happen in Appalachia, It Can Happen Anywhere
Coal production is gradually leaving Appalachia—having already extracted much of the region's natural wealth. Local people are figuring out how to build a new economy based on shared vision and community knowledge. If transition can happen here, it can change the debate everywhere.
Self-organized commons are undergoing a renaissance today as one of the most robust alternatives to modern-day capitalism.
The town of Marinaleda, often called Spain's "communist utopia," is proof that an economy built on mutual aid is possible.
Many Japanese Americans were incarcerated in concentration camps during World War II. Densho is preserving their stories and the cultural knowledge that comes with them.
The Inner Harbor Water Wheel is proving to be an effective answer to the city's water pollution problem.
The city's mayor says the move will boost cycling in decades to come, creating a greener and more sociable city.
Mass annihilation is depressing, sure. But stories about it force us to imagine large-scale rebirth—and what kind of people we want to become.
Craftivism: “a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper, and your quest for justice more infinite.”
Edward Burtynsky documents the environmental effects of oil extraction through striking landscape photography.
Two-thirds of the country’s low-wage workers are women. That’s why they stand to benefit the most from greater equity in and control of the workplace.
To get people on bikes in big numbers, cities are finding that it's essential to separate bike lanes from traffic.
Organizers agreed that the annual marches have helped raise awareness about the mining project. But their work is far from done.
When you ask Americans specific questions about the policies they support, it turns out we're not so polarized after all.
As a mother, I have made life choices that can’t always include everything my children want—like hiking the Adirondacks. Here’s how I learned to overcome the guilt.
In his new book "How to Make Trouble and Influence People," Iain McIntyre offers readers an alternative version of Australian history.
The film never flinches from the complex connections between economic and environmental problems.
The ruling is a boon to the more than 170 municipalities in New York that have already passed bans or moratoriums.
The experience of debt can guide us toward different ways of living—like having extended generations share a household—that are both cheaper and more fulfilling.
His new book, "What Then Must We Do?" imagines how a new economic system might actually emerge, from the bottom up, in the next few decades.
Concerned neighbors are a common bane of urban beekeepers. But there are ways to sweeten the deal for them.
Longhouse Media helps indigenous artists step behind the camera and document their lives.
First Nations groups say that the pipeline would disrupt their traditional seafood harvest and endanger their culture.
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