Why You Should Take a Real Lunch Break
According to a new study, we concentrate better and feel less stressed when we fully detach from work and enjoy a real breather.
Health & Happiness
How to Handle a Toxic Relationship
When a relationship is causing you stress and suffering, follow these five steps to find peace for yourself.
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
Forced assimilation destroyed most nations’ diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.
Undocumented and Transgender
A creative support system—including housing, legal aid, and training for detention centers—emerges to address the unique challenges of LGBTQ immigrants.
Facebook May Fuel New Mothers’ Insecurity
How new moms spend their time on social networking sites can affect their well-being and adjustment to parenthood.
Why You Want One of These Dutch Weed Burgers
The hamburger is an icon of the meat-eating world, making it the perfect vehicle to introduce seaweed and the wonders of maritime farming.
How an Ancient Singing Tradition Helps People Cope With Trauma in the Modern World
In Finland, lament singing is experiencing a revival, one sad song at a time.
Black Teen Suicide Rate Has Doubled. Here Are 5 Ways to Help
“It’s so important for people of color to educate themselves on the prevalence of mental illness. We are not exempt. We are human.”
For All the Single Ladies Not Ready to Have Babies, Here’s an Option
Apple and Facebook offer egg freezing in their employee health benefits. But what about the rest of us?
To Regain People’s Trust, the Democratic Party Must Support Single-Payer
Nearly 60 percent of Americans want Medicare for All. Democrats must support it, too.
Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win
This 86-year-old civil rights leader believes reconciliation is the only way forward.
How Public Money Supports Big Pharma
Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma’s profits, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford the drugs?
Why Drug Prices in the U.S. Are Ridiculous
Taxpayer money provides the research for Big Pharma’s drugs, so shouldn’t the public be able to afford them?
The Urban Common Spaces That Show Us We Belong to Something Larger
We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our home.
How to Kick Your Digital Addiction and Learn to Live Again
Because 6 percent of U.S. workers checked their work email when they or their spouse were in labor.
More People Than Ever Before Are Staying Single—And That’s a Good Thing
Single people are redefining the meaning of home, family, and community for the 21st century.
The Innovating, Creative Superpowers of ADHD
It is so common for self-employed people to have ADHD, the disorder could be renamed “the entrepreneur’s trait.”
The Kendall Jenner Pepsi Memes Made You a Better Person. Think About It
Those cleverly captioned photos shared on social media can spark conversations and help build empathy.
Self-Esteem Might Boost Our Egos, But Self-Compassion Opens Our Hearts
Unlike self-esteem, the good feelings of self-compassion do not depend on being special and above average, or on meeting ideal goals.
Incarcerating US: The Failings of America’s Prison System
The documentary dates the problem to the war on drugs and the establishment of mandatory minimum sentences.
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
“Love people, use things, because the opposite never works.”
Photo Essay: These Sculptures Tell the Story of the First Japanese Americans Sent to Camps
The memorial wall is 276 feet long—one foot for every Japanese person who lived on Bainbridge Island in 1942.
An Outside-the-Doctor’s-Office Approach to Health Care
Research is showing that health care can be an engine for community change.
The Real Work Can Begin When We Allow Uncertainty
Our current political climate is volatile, scary, and uncertain. But maybe the not knowing and the confusion will finally allow us to arrive at a true beginning.
What Reproductive Rights Advocates Can Learn From Texas (Yes, Texas)
How folks in conservative states are responding—and have been responding for years—to infringements on their civil rights.
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