Three decades ago, one nurse came up with a radical idea: Give homeless folks suffering from addiction and mental illness a safe place to be themselves.
Two generations later, more women are postponing marriage, graduating college, and entering the paid labor force.
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If elected to Congress, they would counter conservative decisions from the court with progressive lawmaking.
Kate Manne’s “Down Girl” describes the origins of a punitive social system that keeps women in their place by rewarding compliance and punishing resistance.
In the polluted Watts neighborhood, residents’ average lifespan is 12 years less than people from affluent areas.
The group leaving from New York will onboard other “grannies” and allies along the way to support migrating families.
Youth activists ages 11 to 18 return home to educate their communities about how to curb the crisis.
The real conflict of interest—and the lasting damage—was Pruitt’s choice to put fossil fuel interests over the planet’s life support system.
The South is a proven testing ground for regressive policies and practices that often make their way to the rest of the U.S.
In June, Maine used ranked-choice voting, which opens up the system to third parties and independents.
We need wild salmon—and not just because they’re tasty. They are an indicator of ecosystem health.
It offers a place of reckoning for generations of racial trauma.
Paine’s writing was as uncompromising as a modern blog with the edgy wit and precision of a Twitter thread.
Transformation begins with clarity on the nature of the choice that confronts our species.
These smaller homes are an easier, faster way to build more housing, but zoning restrictions have kept them illegal in many cities.
Faith leaders, conservation experts, and food advocates are joining forces to connect young farmers to the vast quantity of land owned by churches.
Suicide rates have been rising overall, but the results from this Swiss study were promising: Suicidal behavior dropped by 80 percent.
At a small farmers market south of Seattle, you’ll find varieties of ethnic vegetables unlikely sold in your typical supermarket.
A group of former tech insiders wants to make our relationship with digital media healthier, and maybe even harness our devices for good.
She was loud and made sure everyone knew that what was happening was illegal.
Trump will replace the last centrist on the Supreme Court. Now only voter pushback can restore balance to Congress.
Beavers are ecological Swiss Army knives, capable of tackling water quality, flooding, and climate change.
Preparing food—and letting others in our communities cook for us—is how we become good citizens who engage with the communities around us.
The decision reverses a series of lower court decisions that had struck down previous travel bans as illegal or unconstitutional.
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