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!
The movements that persevere are those that find a form of hope, even in dark times.
“Two Raging Grannies” is a beautifully shot film that juxtaposes a journey into activism with a profound meditation on aging.
“Shame cannot survive empathy,” Lewinsky reminds us. The growing trend of online public shaming can only be curbed by compassion.
In this selection from his new book, the poet and farmer Wendell Berry connects the dangers of the future to a failure to live fully in the here and now.
Labels like "fair trade" and "direct trade" indicate food is ethically sourced—but how do you know what they really mean, and whether they're effective?
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