After Hurricane Maria and earthquakes devastated the island territory, grassroots activists are helping ensure that recovery will be more just than before.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
The Slave Dwelling Project creates transformational experiences for Black and White participants.
The landscape of farmland, pastures, ranges, and forest could sequester carbon on a massive scale by 2030. Here’s the math.
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The way Colombia has responded to the flood of Venezuelans crossing the border makes it a global standout at a time when other countries are closing their doors.
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
How to get from here to there in the next 10 years.
We can take a cue from cultures that eat further down the food chain.
Plans for democratized, affordable housing.
Young Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color at the center of environmental justice movements are often overlooked. This was evident in 2019 during Swedish teen climate activist Greta
Excerpted from Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter by Candis Watts Smith and Tehama Lopez Bunyasi
Within a decade, a growing number of women, nonbinary, and trans people in power radically restructure gender dynamics by abolishing the gender binary. All gender identities are respected, validated, and
Some prosecutors and policymakers are beginning to work toward a legal system designed to benefit all people.
November 2019 marked the launch of Protect Press Freedom, a campaign using radio, video, print, and social media to promote a simple but important truth: “To remain free, we must
A medical school and Georgia students partner to reduce public health disparities.
Our world is changing. Historically marginalized people—Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color—continue to rise up globally against centuries-old oppressive systems. Telling these stories is often difficult because they
Devastating fires, floods, and drought across the globe in 2020 mobilized the U.S. to go all-in on renewables. Energy in 2030 flows from a decentralized grid of local wind, hydro,
By 2030, we can achieve a significant reorganization of the U.S. economy, from one that serves only the wealthy to one rooted in principles of equality and fairness. One thing
North Dakota has the only state-owned bank in the nation. Advocates say it’s a model for getting state tax money invested in communities.
Number of weeks of federally mandated paid parental leave in U.S.: 0 1 Rank of the U.S. among 41 advanced countries surveyed in amount of paid parental leave: 41 Average
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