“It’s not only about wildlife, or birds and trees. It’s also about the people.”
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
We keep saying we can’t go back to the way we were before the pandemic. But we just might be doing that.
Crime is rising in America. But rather than rely on the knee-jerk response of increased policing, one violence-prevention expert offers his solutions on using a justice-lens to reduce crime.
Many organizations that have long advocated for young voters are now finding they need to push back against restrictive new state laws.
The devastating temblor came just weeks after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse—an event that underscored the precarious political and security environment in modern-day Haiti.
“The Atlas of Disappearing Places” presents a realistic but not completely hopeless future for the Arctic.
Supplemental Security Income, a lifeline for the elderly and disabled, hasn’t been updated since the 1970s. Now is the time to close the gap.
“If it’s extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.”
Can the Taliban’s less-extreme public statements be trusted? Afghans and regional experts are skeptical as the extremist group retakes control of Afghanistan amid the departure of U.S. and NATO forces.
The Taliban "has not changed," say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its rule.
Afghanistan experts offer insight into the Taliban—then and now—and explain the United States’ role in Afghanistan’s collapse.
“I want our kids to dare, to imagine, and want the best.”
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron’s seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
If we’re going to survive as a species and heal the Earth, we’ll need to drastically cut back on our consumption.
Research by Elinor Ostrom and her colleagues show how people cooperate to manage, and sustain, common resources.
Money has become concentrated in very few hands. Now some experts are considering that money itself may be part of the problem.
Community fridge networks across the country are an important start—and symbol—in the work to make sure everyone has enough to eat.
Dreams aren’t practical, they are a vision of what is possible.
The Olympics puts the spotlight on many sports that ordinarily don’t get attention. For some youth athletes, those niche sports become a vehicle for upward mobility.
Given the current climate emergency and the broader ecological breakdown that looms, there are few issues more pressing than that expressed by the single word: enough. Yet, it is possible to satisfy humanity’s universal needs fairly—and keep the world livable.
What equitable resource distribution looks like.
Movements such as the four-day workweek, right to disconnect, and fair workweek aim to save our sanity and the planet.
What is enough?
The question is relative, and can be asked and answered in a number of ways. Answers may vary from quantitative to qualitative responses.
We had this in mind when considering the question of enoughness: What is enough money, time, work, food, stuff?
A new generation of wealth advisers helps wealthy people give away their money instead of hoard it.
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