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When the Trump Administration fails the test of guiding the nation during a crisis, local officials have picked up the reins of power—for better or for worse.
Our shared survival requires closing the gap forever, not just in an emergency moment.
Volunteer crisis responses are crucial in an emergency. But can they make lasting change?
“When you have humans and you have heart, you’re pretty much used to doing what you have to do to make things happen.”
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
Our social safety net and the government’s response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
Sustainable examples of a new system are emerging.
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Progressive candidates can't write off rural communities if they want to advance their causes. In fact, many of their causes will resonate.
No system is perfect, but there are many others around the world that do better than ours. We should follow their examples.
The protesters were relatively chipper, if subdued, on this Monday morning—a fitting time of day for a meeting of the Sunrise Movement. This national youth-led effort is pushing the Green
Ancient grains. Little-known tiny grains. Mighty locally adapted grains. They are all rising up to replace your All Purpose Flour. It’s not just baking, it’s a battle for our food system.
The old exploitative images are indelible: out of work, White, needy. They obscure the region’s diversity and long tradition of activism.
A walk into the future, in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long.
Protest runs through the region’s veins like coal seams through the mountains.
Efforts to end partisan gerrymandering suffered a blow in the Supreme Court, but the push to end it now moves to state legislatures, starting with North Carolina.
For disabled people, getting around Seattle is a constant challenge. This app wants to make it easier and safer.
The court’s gone conservative. But there’s pretty clear evidence that public pressure can make a difference.
As the U.S. debates the wall, two sister cities divided by the border work to preserve and perpetuate a shared identity.
A clear alternative to the prevailing nihilism followed the president’s State of the Union address.
Racial Justice | Native rights | Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands
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