Happy Couples Focus on Each Other’s Strengths
According to a new study, your ability to appreciate your partner’s strengths is linked to their well-being—and yours.
Democracy
Want to Get “Back to the Land”? You’re Not Alone
Each generation has had one common desire: to live a more honest, ethical life of self-sufficiency and oneness with nature.
The Unlikely Uprising of Progressive Politics in Alaska
As the Arctic heats up and the oil economy tanks, progressives find their voice in a conservative state.
For Native Mothers, a Way to Give Birth That Overcomes Trauma
A birthing center opening next year in New Mexico will provide a safe place for women to heal through their traditions.
When Crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border Was Not a Crime
For most of American history, immigrants could enter the U.S. without official permission. So what changed?
Why Bernie Sanders Is Pushing for More Worker-Owners
In times when Washington is unlikely to agree on much, employee ownership offers a bipartisan approach toward building a stronger and more just economy.
The Paper Company Threatening Ancient Boreal Forests—And Activists and Journalists
Resolute Forest Products provides the paper for the nation’s biggest newspapers and publishers. So it’s up to independent media to speak out.
Trump Impeachment on Your Mind? 5 Things to Know
The articles of impeachment against Trump might look remarkably similar to those levied against Nixon and Clinton.
Paranoid and Scared After Watching The Handmaid’s Tale? Good
The TV show is striking a chord that the novel and movie did not. Maybe it’s because we’re starting to see bits of Gilead all around us.
How an Ancient Singing Tradition Helps People Cope With Trauma in the Modern World
In Finland, lament singing is experiencing a revival, one sad song at a time.
Resisting White Supremacy Can’t Happen Without Self-Care
For women of color, prioritizing our own physical, mental, and emotional well-being is vital to our fight for social justice.
Black Teen Suicide Rate Has Doubled. Here Are 5 Ways to Help
“It’s so important for people of color to educate themselves on the prevalence of mental illness. We are not exempt. We are human.”
For All the Single Ladies Not Ready to Have Babies, Here’s an Option
Apple and Facebook offer egg freezing in their employee health benefits. But what about the rest of us?
6 Places Resisting Fear With Compassionate Defiance
Sanctuary city policies can only go so far. The real job of creating welcome and safety falls to ordinary people.
Want to #DivesttheGlobe? Here’s Where to Start
How to contact the 16 banks funding tar sands pipelines.
The Race to Stop Tar Sands Pipeline Financing
Efforts to defund Keystone XL target same banks that supported DAPL. “If you stop the flow of dollars, you stop the flow of oil.”
A Simple Email Can Help Save the 27 National Monument Areas on Trump’s List
The Trump administration wants to know how you feel about your national monument lands. A public comment period opens May 12.
Ditch the “Animal Farm” Mentality in Resisting Trump Policies
Try less fighting and speaking and doing to get “our” way—and a lot more sitting and listening and questioning and being still.
Crowdfunding Real Estate Isn’t Just For Millionaires Anymore. Could It Be For You?
The relatively new equity crowdfunding seeks investors expecting a return, not donors supporting a project. But the project must improve a community.
New Plans Give Immigrants Access to Legal Representation
Undocumented immigrants in detention are four times more likely to win a custody hearing if they have a lawyer.
Tiny Town in the Heartland Creates Homegrown Sanctuary
Residents of Iowa’s first Hispanic-majority town don’t need sanctuary city policies to support their immigrant neighbors.
Ranchers and Tribes Unite Once Again to Fight the Keystone XL
A unique alliance among tribes, ranchers, and other landowners in Nebraska regroups to resist fossil fuel development like the Keystone XL.
4 Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here’s what we can do to fix it.
What Other Countries Know: Fairer Representation Makes a Stronger Democracy
France (and many of the world’s governments) has figured out that the only way to secure democracy is to require an electoral majority.
How the Ancient Art of Rhetoric Can Help Defend Science
Climate scientists are learning how to choose their words carefully in response to inaccurate but emotive imagery.
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