Trump’s executive order can’t replace the protections and systems in the Affordable Care Act.
In Canada, as in the U.S., professional orchestras are overwhelmingly White. But Black classical musicians are finding ways to make sure they’re heard.
Amid suffering, joy is an incredibly powerful companion.
Diversifying your circle of friends is one of the biggest things you can do to reduce prejudice and bias in the world—and in yourself.
For fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz, making sourdough, kimchi, and kombucha is about more than eating well at home. It’s a metaphor for creative systemic change, bubbling away from the ground up.
Politics is a realm where men have been given a free hand to interrupt and talk over women. We can change this.
Chef Regina Tchelly repurposes food waste to provide access to healthy food and remedy a broken social system.
As more cities and states consider marking Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, one Native American scholar aims to set the record straight on where the movement began.
Hint: There is no right answer, because people are not a monolith.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, the importance of good news, what constitutes it, and how to get more of it!
The president has free access to the best medical care in the world. There’s no reason why the rest of America shouldn’t get what their taxes pay for.
Hurry and send us your leads and pitches by Oct. 16.
Taking care of the soil is the key to making farms and farmers more resilient.
Trump has a number of risk factors that increase the chance of mortality with the disease. But the president’s wealth may be the best medicine he has.
American conservationists have said and done terribly racist things over the years. Now is the opportunity to center justice.
While keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process is a must, we also must prepare for the worst.
These daily actions can help heal your nervous system for right action instead of reaction.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
There’s a growing environmental movement in Kentucky, and more leaders than ever are speaking the language of sustainability.
The Sunrise Movement and progressive allies are applying new strategies to turn out young voters—and to convince parents to pull the lever for Democrats.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
A tax on CO2 emissions was long seen as a critical tool for tackling climate change. But it may be time for something bigger.
Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.
American climate policy can be salvaged, but environmentalists say action has to be swift and sweeping.
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