Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
The court’s gone conservative. But there’s pretty clear evidence that public pressure can make a difference.
J. J. Mulligan Sepúlveda recalls how his mother’s experience of Pinochet’s Chile influenced his political awakening.
The recent college cheating scandal surprises no one. The superrich have long relied on “legacy admissions” to get them into their elite college of choice.
The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal.
A coding school that grew out of the 2015 refugee crisis in Germany is helping women and people of color prepare for jobs in technology.
The ideas behind regenerative farming are simple and ancient.
Pen pal clubs are growing across the U.S. But it’s not just the older generations who are joining them.
Lesson plans tend to gloss over the U.S.’s deeply entrenched institutional racism. Here’s what should be added.
Three different books examine how women’s anger is deflected in patriarchal society—and its political might.
Bad-faith smears of Rep. Ilhan Omar and many others are being used to crush Palestinian rights, undermine social movements, and divert attention from real anti-Semitism.
We can empower children to be a part of the solution.
Oregon may become the first state to lower the voting age to 16 years in all local and statewide elections.
The day I joined my community garden marked not just the beginning of my healing, but also the start of my family’s suburban homesteading journey.
A grassroots co-op turns small individual investments into bigger returns.
Entrepreneurs in all walks of life are showing that it’s possible to create companies with business models driven by social purpose.
Proponents say this natural alternative to wildfire cleanup is potentially cheaper.
Simple steps for cultivating a revolution in your backyard.
A graphic biography about Eugene V. Debs, folk hero and presidential candidate, reminds us of a time when support for socialism was strong in places like Kansas, Oklahoma, and Ohio.
As the U.S. debates the wall, two sister cities divided by the border work to preserve and perpetuate a shared identity.
Across the globe, communities are working to preserve existing areas of natural darkness and reduce the spread of light pollution.
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950.
Socialist baiting of the last century won’t work against the new generation of political leaders.
An early experiment at a city landfill showed how algae and sunlight can repair environmental damage.
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