From slavery to police brutality, reconciliation begins with the truth.
The #BaltimoreUprising isn't just about one death. Years of systemic neglect have left people with shorter lives, poor educations, and few employment opportunities.
“If people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.”
Americans voted on Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and two other contenders to replace Andrew Jackson.
Author and activist Gar Alperovitz calls it a “checkerboard strategy.” In the first piece in a series, we look at the organizations working to transform our economy, and how they can benefit from working together.
The Port of Seattle has welcomed the oil company to temporarily moor its drilling rig before it’s towed to Alaska. But these protestors are threatening to block it.
If you could see my Facebook feed right now, you would understand how much this day means to Armenians like me.
Residents fear that coal-contaminated water is seeping into their wells. But a lack of evidence is stalling action.
Teachers don't always know the challenges kids deal with outside of the classroom. Sometimes talking can make all the difference.
Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets—Helping Families and Local Businesses
The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.
In his memoir, James Gustave Speth talks about his work to end climate change and why it's time for a new environmental movement.
From New York City to Barcelona, cities across the world are turning to “slow living” to make their communities happier and healthier in the face of increasing urbanization.
The leaked text is full of dense legal jargon. But a close reading makes its corporate agenda crystal clear.
Farming and writing don't bring home the bacon—why I'm no longer ashamed to ask my community to help.
City living is changing animals in surprising ways. But they’re also transforming the cities they share with us.
The key to a great garden? Good dirt. Here’s how you can grow your own.
Workers at app-driven companies like Uber don’t have the rights of full employees. But with the help of traditional unions, some are banding together into worker-owned cooperatives.
TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline would span thousands of miles, from rural Alberta to the Atlantic coast of New Brunswick.
This year’s muddy spring presents my family with the chance to pull together more closely than ever.
Bioregionalism is one possible vision of a future that works for people and for the Earth.
It’s the weekend! Plan your happy hour with our interactive map of forward-thinking breweries.
The state's shift in approach is also good news for environmentalists worldwide, who want to see more urgency in transitioning away from fossil fuels.
It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars.
Calling the natural world “it” absolves us of moral responsibility and opens the door to exploitation. Here's what we can say instead.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/housing-first-solution-to-homelessness-utah
Rolling Jubilee, debtors unions, underwater mortgages, and more: We're about to dive deep into debt. Send us your pitches by April 13!
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