Critical race theory is more patriotic than those who are opposed to it because its framers believe in the promises of equality.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, hot and bothered and insulted by my children.
In grappling with the complicated history of environmental conservation, Michelle Nijhuis eschews blind hope in favor of pragmatic possibility.
Arguing for the legal standing of nature was greeted as ridiculous in the 1970s. But now the idea is catching on.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, emergence through emergency.
This fraught holiday is a time to hold the truth that we need each other to survive and thrive.
Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever.
Sit back and cool down with our July puzzle.
Volunteers team up with people currently held in solitary confinement to build empathy, compassion, and advocacy for a world without prisons.
Arnsberg, Germany’s Department of Future Aging is dedicated to ensuring quality of life for its residents over age 55.
Embracing joy as part of our everyday lives can expand our ability to heal ourselves and our communities.
After being hit hard at the beginning of the pandemic, the Arizona-based tribe has slowed the spread of the disease and helped curb death rates.
A Vermont nonprofit is connecting independent farms with buyers and distributors, reducing food surplus and working to eliminate food insecurity.
If we want to bridge political divides, we can start by being mindful of the words we use.
Arizona activists fighting voter suppression at home join a freedom ride reminiscent of the civil rights era.
Why don’t we know more about joyful Black spaces?
A grassroots group in Kenya has found a slow-but-effective formula for converting anti-LGBT faith leaders into LGBT advocates.
It’s time to catch up with the global community in enacting a permanent national paid leave policy and other caregiving supports.
Akron, Ohio's “shop local“ app has created half a million dollars of economic activity since it launched last summer. Now, Boston wants to capture some of that magic.
To care for their disabled children, the fathers I met had to grow beyond the usual ideas of “what men do.”
The same ethical failing that allowed White people to enslave Africans continues today with indifference to continued Black suffering. It’s time to say “enough.”
Observances and paid holidays alone can’t fix the problems caused by White supremacy.
It was okay to be gay in the Marine Cooks and Stewards. And in the 1940s, MCS integrated to become one of the most progressive unions in the United States.
Most apps collect and store data. Now some Muslim developers are trying to keep that practice consistent with the tenets of Islam.
There is no point at which we can no longer strive to make the future better than it otherwise would be.
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