Corbyn Hightower and her family moved from affluence to poverty—and into a "funky, junky" house that's been the happiest move of their lives.
Health & Happiness
Cooperative financing and community land trusts keep rents affordable and homeownership within reach.
Just 60 years ago, the average American had 291 square feet of living space. Now it’s close to 1,000 square feet. Have we changed our needs that much? Or just our wants?
Small, supportive, affordable, recycled—and you can build your own.
How to know when it's smart to rent.
This Earth Day, think like an ecosystem—and you just might save the world.
Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.
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.
Healing war-torn, broken, and economically devastated communities through art.
How relationships are our real wealth.
Battling for those on the economic bottom rung—domestic workers.
The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner accepted an appointment as U.S. poet laureate so he could offer just one simple warning.
Boomers discover ways to apply their skills and life experience to purposeful second careers.
Jean Abreu talks candidly about Wisconsin Governor Walker's legislation, and how her school community in Wisconsin pulled together to protect what they worked so hard to create.
Life out of balance? Ask yourself these questions.
How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.
Working fewer hours could help save our economy, our sanity, and the planet.
Great moments in “laughtivism” from Yes Men Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, the guys who duped the BBC, embarrassed Dow Chemical, and mocked Halliburton.
Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
What do you do with a teenager who’s angry, depressed, disconnected, or all of the above? Lorna Shepardson knows a magical gift horses possess that can help bring young people from the depths of darkness to a glimmer of self-confidence. This is Lorna’s story.
Forty years since prison, Patrice Gaines still fights to get free.
How a grieving mother put compassion before vengeance, and found closure along the way.
Maya Soetoro-Ng reflects on her childhood with brother Barack, her own family and children, and how to keep everyone connected.
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