From play space for kids to AIDS activism: the fight against disease goes grassroots.
Health care
What I really want to tell my daughters about autonomy and sex, in the midst of a war on women.
Laughter, the arts, touch, sleep. What you can do in your everyday life to get healthier.
What happens when the Motor City transforms itself into the capital of grow-your-own food?
It's more than buying stuff. It means reckoning with the intersection between our humanity and the political and environmental decisions our society makes.
New findings explain how politics, economics, and ecology can help or hurt our bodies.
The “Vagina Monologues” author on why knowing your body can shake up the world.
Meet the doctor who uprooted her life to bring universal health care to Vermont.
From rose hip syrup to “fire cider,” natural remedies can help you fight seasonal maladies.
Battling for those on the economic bottom rung—domestic workers.
Forty years since prison, Patrice Gaines still fights to get free.
Should we eat animals? My disability gives me a unique view on the oxymoron "humane meat."
Autistic scientist Temple Grandin thinks like an animal—in pictures—and she's using it to get more humane treatment for cattle.
On the Trail of Tears, we walked from one history into more difficult times, and by the time we reached Indian Territory, Oklahoma, none of our ponies remained.
We can feed the world and still eat meat—but only a little bit.
A family economy that doesn't outsource care—at either end of life.
It’s time to talk honestly about collapse–no matter how others may respond.
What I learned about happiness during my mom's last days with cancer.
With increasing numbers of people unable to afford health care, community practitioners are making acupuncture accessible to everyone. Pamela O'Malley Change invites us to "Imagine acupuncture being the medicine everyone
uses and values."
The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic provides all-around care including alternative treatments for low-income women diagnosed with cancer.
The United States pays far more than Canada per capita for its health care services, yet Canadians get better care, according to various experts.
Americans spend the most, get the least, and have no health care security. The solution is not that difficult.
What would you ask of the people who will care for you when you are unable to care for yourself?
Japanese families are getting smaller while the ranks of the aged are growing. A co-operative has stepped into this vacuum, connecting thousands of elders who have something to give and something to receive.
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