New York is the first state to mandate renewable energy in a way that explicitly rejects the neoliberal obligation to put corporate profits first.
Expanded federal funding for child care ended Oct. 1, and in many cases, extended families, including grandparents, will shoulder the burden.
The climate emergency is here. Our political system isn’t responding at scale, so climate activists are stepping up their game.
Solitude can create something new out of the process of decay.
The people of Lāhainā are helping each other recover and design a future that is more sustainable for the land and its people.
Punishing ourselves through the deprivation of rest and pleasure won’t get us free.
The planning profession is rooted in principles that puts business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back.
As contract negotiations broke down, the United Auto Workers authorized a historic strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis factories.
Poet Alta Starr invites us to embrace the stillness of the quiet, fleeting moment between seasons as we approach the equinox.
Celebrating victories and decrying injustices, the march was a rallying cry for Indigenous rights.
The Wisconsin GOP’s plan to impeach a Democratic state Supreme Court justice is unsupported by law and would undermine judicial independence.
Passed by Canadian lawmakers in June, the Online News Act stipulates that tech companies must pay journalism outlets if they want to use their content. The U.S. and others could follow suit.
California’s Enhanced Care Management program, offered through Medi-Cal, could help parents who are caring for children with complex physical, behavioral, and social needs.
A surge of public interest in mushrooms is challenging mycology’s colonial legacy—and reclaiming its traditional relationships.
Caring is a tricky word for many women, as it brims with gendered expectations of labor, open availability, and mental load.
Urban waterways have many benefits—but they’re not accessible to all communities.
Frontline communities from California to Puerto Rico lead the fight for energy democracy.
This four-part reported series explores the ways that individuals, movements, and communities are shifting to a more holistic approach to prosperity.
Trump is not the origin of America’s violent racial history, but he is its gleeful instigator.
Many people think they know the history of Labor Day in the U.S., but the story is more complicated than they realize.
The Fourteenth Amendment automatically bars anyone taking part in or supporting an insurrection from public office.
The takeover only lasted a few minutes. However, its impact was felt as far away as Europe.
Capitalism’s endless economic growth prioritizes the individual over community and creates extreme inequality. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
If the idea of growth itself is neutral, what can we build from the ashes of our individual lives and losses that strengthens the whole?
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