More than 3,000 of the world’s languages are at risk of dying out, but a new set of tools will help the linguists and advocates who defend them.
Will the people of Iran get the reforms they asked for in electing the moderate Hassan Rouhani? The answer depends partly on them, and partly on the United States.
To truly encourage widespread volunteerism, we’d need to make sure that everyone (not just the well-to-do) have the time to do it.
Filmmaker Deniz Tarsus brings you into the occupation of Istanbul’s Gezi Park in this new short film.
Three extraordinary, everyday people who will make your day better.
Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that hurt the Voting Rights Act, it's far from dead. Meanwhile, popular movements to defend voting rights are gathering momentum.
I never expected to develop such a strong connection with another person’s child. But once it happened, I had to learn how to let her go.
Start by switching to an alternative search engine, using an alias on Facebook, and supporting allied nonprofits.
A movement to improve pay and work conditions in America’s fast food restaurants appears to be gathering steam.
Country people have a reputation for viewing outsiders with skepticism. But it turns out they have good reasons for doing that.
Responding to past traumas like slavery and acts of terrorism can heal us—and future generations.
The movement to push back against North Carolina’s ultraconservative state legislature is in its 13th week, and still growing.
What do we really trade for all of the cheap stuff we buy?
The fight for the climate isn’t a separate movement. It’s both a challenge and an opportunity for all of our movements.
Armstrong believes that we can find the wisdom we need by looking to the origins of today’s world religions.
Ron Finley speaks to YES! about why “gardening is gangsta” and how he's getting city youth back in the dirt.
When we share our yards, sidewalks, and other common spaces, we find a greater sense of belonging and connection to those around us.
Daniel Agnew, Melanie Andrade, and Jabari Mickles are members of a group that occupied Florida’s capitol building after the Zimmerman acquittal.
Long-distance running demands that athletes pace themselves and keep the future in mind. Might they have something to teach those who want to create a sustainable society?
Climate change has turned up the volume, making “superstorms” like Sandy more likely. In this documentary, Clodagh McGowan introduces you to coastal homeowners who are rebuilding their houses to withstand the next big one.
Seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies are in Africa. Behind that is a surge in healthy young people and an emphasis on local markets.
Maybe there’s something deeper to the stereotype of old-school farmers as plodding, slow-moving people.
The association says it will bring in retired members in an effort to defuse tensions between young occupiers and capitol police.
We can’t change the world if we can’t even sing together—a star folk singer on what happens if political music dies.
For the last three nights, a growing group has camped out in the Florida Capitol building, demanding the governor address their concerns about the Zimmerman acquittal.
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