A moving sampling of participants’ reflections from the first two days of the Gratitude Challenge.
And 14 other grannies who are shaking up the world.
A recent editorial in the The New York Times argued that the Trans Pacific Partnership should strengthen environmental and labor regulations. But that won't happen unless we change the process.
New York City's new mayor has laid out a radically inclusive economic agenda.
What are you grateful for? Join us in a 3-week exploration.
In a council election unlike any other in the history of Whatcom County, voters sided with representatives believed to be against a proposed coal export facility.
Here are four cases in yesterday's election where people power won out over corporate interests. And one that went the other way.
Conversations about how we're going to get through the coming transformation force us to see the full scale of the problem.
Comics artist Tess Fowler has a second great talent—communicating about misogyny through social media. Warning: This article contains accounts of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people.
A specialist in animal psychology sees the decision as evidence of progress in understanding between species.
Stepping into the realm of creativity can be scary for little ones. But reward for sticking with it is the powerful feeling of making something beautiful with your own hands.
At the Karma Kitchen, people enjoy a meal that’s already paid for—and are invited to continue the chain of generosity. In the process, organizers and participants alike learn the transformative power of gratitude.
These dishes will take hours to make and hours to eat—perfect for a weekend celebrating a fall bounty and sharing with friends.
Don’t think rituals celebrating costumes and candy can make you happier and healthier? Science says they can.
“Dandelion Hunter” is an education about the food that grows along our city streets, and the deep history author Rebecca Lerner discovered along the way.
As it turns out, they were leading a workshop on how to move billions of dollars in public and nonprofit funds to sustainable investments.
A presidential block of Keystone XL could help reset the international negotiations that Obama allowed to go aground at Copenhagen.
Philadelphia restauranteur and local economies movement leader Judy Wicks on making good and doing good.
Movies have long helped us understand what it means to live on earth and contribute to an ecologically sustainable planet. Here are ten of our favorites.
Not all of these young people focus directly on climate change in their work. But it tends to take a prominent position in their worldview, which sees issues of race, class, labor, and environment as inextricably connected.
Despite behemoths like Starbucks and Amazon, the number of independent bookstores, coffeeshops, and other businesses is growing.
The public reaction to a documentary about captive orca whales showed an empathy we don't usually associate with TV audiences.
New generations of singers continue to adapt the song to talk about how injustice plays out in cases like those of Trayvon Martin and Rachel Corrie.
When members of the Elsipogtog First Nation attempted to prevent seismic testing on their land that could lead to fracking, armed police appeared and violence ensued. Here, indigenous writer and academic Leanne Simpson puts the issue into context.
Students in Columbia's Native American Council think the University could do more to acknowledge indigenous history, and they're helping to make it happen.
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