The pandemic has exacerbated housing instability and made tenant activism more critical.
These animals spark intense debates about land management and resource allocation, but we can look to global pastoralists for answers.
As climate change threatens rainfed farming, millets offer a way to achieve food, financial, and environmental security.
A new film follows food activists seeking to restore salmon, buffalo, and the nourishing legacy of Native cultures.
There’s a certain powerfulness to cultures that practice consideration and support during times of crisis.
Organizing around the Census and the election amplified the voice and visibility of Asian Americans in Texas. And visibility is the key to creating belonging in a robust democracy.
Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what it means TO BE OF USE.
Since California’s program launched in 2013, questions have swirled about whether cap and trade has helped or hurt people living in the shadow of the state’s largest emitters.
Churches and other places of worship helped strike down an industry-backed ballot amendment and delay a massive plastics project.
Transformative solutions will have to address both the benefits and the costs—and provide a path to a healthy future for those facing the greatest losses.
Activists in the Peach State showed us how local organizing can yield results. Can the rest of the nation follow their example?
Environmental advocates in Houston and Detroit are striking a balance between acting fast and making lasting change.
History has shown that people-power is one of the best ways to advance rights and win protections, especially when the courts are unreliable.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, big tech and climate and you.
President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory task force is filled with public health professionals. Also, the racially diverse panel looks a lot like the rest of America.
An open-air cafe closes for winter with one last comfort meal outdoors, even in the rain.
As we face the impact of COVID-19, now is an opportune time to create equitable housing policies that can close the yawning gaps created by racial inequity.
An epidemiologist shares her family’s plan for safer holiday gatherings during the pandemic.
Brazilian women are breaking into politics by joining together in collective candidacies, which allow politicians to build stronger coalitions and push for progressive change.
From its origins in snobbery and slavery to our current dilemma of equity and equality, the Electoral College represents a lot of what is wrong with our democracy.
There’s a way forward after the election, and it must involve having open and honest conversations about our hopes and fears.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
A Native poet takes us back to a moment of liberal outrage after the last election.
Nestled on a wide plateau surrounded by the Espinhaço Mountains in southeastern Brazil is the city of Belo Horizonte, roughly 275 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. The city of
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