The Radical Power of Storytelling
Despite the distractions and anxieties of the modern world, we still have the powerful capacity for wonder.
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Meeting the Most Famous Black Woman in the World
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a college, defied the Klan, advised presidents, and like my grandmother, was a fierce warrior for justice.
What U.S. Farming Can Do to Stop Climate Change
The landscape of farmland, pastures, ranges, and forest could sequester carbon on a massive scale by 2030. Here’s the math.
Could the U.S. Reinstate the Military Draft?
Fears of a new U.S. war in the Middle East surged at the beginning of the year, along with speculation that the government could reinstate the military draft. In this
Before #BlackLivesMatter: The Roots of Black Digital Activism
From the beginnings of computing, technology has been used to oppress or to liberate Black Americans.
Gabby Giffords: There is Only One Side When It Comes to Gun Violence
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, retired from Congress after she was shot in the head at point-blank range during a congressional event in her district in
What We Could Do With a $5 Carbon Charge on Your Flight
Like it or not, the world will be flying more in the decades ahead—and flights are for many in the developed world the largest part of an individual’s (and often
How to Start a Union When You Don’t Have the Right
The growers have the money but . . . the farmworkers have the time. —Cesar Chavez From 1962 to 1993, more than 2,200 people—all ages, all walks of life, and
How Liberals Left the White Working Class Behind
Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Summers, admits that he never visited Rust Belt cities devastated by NAFTA. Displaced White workers “weren’t heavily on our radar screen,” he said, noting that
How We Shut Down the World Trade Organization
On November 30, 1999, a huge gathering of environmentalists, labor unions, and human rights activists gathered at the World Trade Organization’s meeting in Seattle to protest the WTO’s “free trade”
Taking the Shame Out of Fat-Shaming
Recently at dinner, my neighbor’s 5-year-old grandson Taylor watched me sit down and said to his grandpa, at full volume, “Ha-ha, she’s even fatter than me! She’s fat.” He finished
What Your Domestic Arguments Are Really About
An average couple will have between 30 to 50 significant arguments a year, “significant” meaning an encounter that departs sharply from norms of civil dialogue, would be uncomfortable to film
Building a New Textile Economy
The worldwide textile industry’s enormous impact on human health, climate, and the environment is often overlooked in discussions of sustainability. Rebecca Burgess, a weaver and natural dyer, started her search
In Praise of Whistleblowers
While corporate media spread distraction and propaganda, whistleblowers step up to reveal abuses of power and defend the public's right to know.
To Address Climate Change, We Need to Take Back the Supreme Court
Thom Hartmann on why we should use constitutional solutions to rescue our democracy from the agendas of billionaires and corporations.
Resisting GMOs and Preserving Indigenous Culture in Rural Mexico
Thanks to a union of land cooperatives, people in Puebla have food sovereignty and education in Nahuatl instead of mega-projects and a Walmart.
Colonization, Fire Suppression, and Indigenous Resurgence in the Face of Climate Change
The 130-year legacy of fire suppression in the U.S. is a process that continues to dispossess Native peoples of their lands.
The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination
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.
Racial Profiling and the Loss of Black Boyhood
At 13, I was into chess and Dungeons and Dragons. That was the year I hit my growth spurt—and learned what it is to be seen not as a child, but as a threat.
My Indigenous Culture Is an Act of Resistance
Two generations saw our Inuit and Dine homelands in Northern Canada nearly destroyed. Now my way of life is one of cultural repair.
How Not to Be an Invasive Species
The descendants of settlers and immigrants can’t become Indigenous to the land where we live. But we can follow the models of coexistence.
What Low-Wage Work Does to Us
A huge share of U.S. employment is in low-wage jobs where workers are pushed to their limits to maximize profits for massive corporations.
White Supremacy and Artificial Intelligence
Developing technology that doesn’t perpetuate racism demands putting social values before profit.
What We Waste When We Flush the Toilet
Composting toilets keep waste out of the water cycle. But have you heard about the phosphorus cycle?
How I Overcame Military Sexual Trauma
Being a woman veteran is complicated. Being a survivor of military sexual trauma is even more so.
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