Latinos Live Longest Despite Poverty. Here’s Their Secret
U.S. Hispanics who pass down a tradition of food, family, and healing are healthier. But can they sustain that as generations become more assimilated?
Health & Happiness
Why Manning Up Is the Worst Thing to Do
Can we cure the toxicity of male trauma and the resulting illnesses it creates?
How College Students Are Resisting the Mental-Illness Stigma
Student-led organizations are bringing mental illness into the light to lower the suicide rates of young people.
REI Will #OptOutside on Black Friday. Can It Change Retail (and the Economy)?
All 143 REI stores will be closed on Black Friday. But what more can the co-op do to live up to its values and transform the conversation in the United States?
A Quarter of Pakistani Girls Are Married Before They’re 18. This Film Shows What That Feels Like
In her directorial debut, Afia Nathaniel brings the reality of Pakistan's child bride crisis to American audiences.
10 Kids’ Halloween Costumes Inspired By Rad American Women, From Angela Davis to Patti Smith
At a time when GOP candidates can barely name an important woman from history, these Rad American Women of Halloween are a great way to have fun and educate others.
It Took Me Years to Believe That Black Lives Matter. Now Here’s What I Need From You
Internalized racism prevented me from seeing how the system works.
Take a Walk: 11 Ways to Build the Healthy Habit
Walking might just be the easiest way to get in daily exercise. Here are a few ways to make the practice even easier.
Researchers Say Watching Movies Helps You Work Your Empathy Muscle
Can something as simple as watching movies—and empathizing with fictional characters—help generate more compassion and understanding in the real world?
Brazil Bans Corporate Donations in Politics (And Other News to Chew On)
A California tribe fights bottled water; an Argentinian province dedicates 1 percent of civil service jobs to transgender workers; and Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a blow to corporate politics.
For These Borrowers and Lenders, Debt Is a Relationship Based on Love
There could be a different financial system, one where debt allows us to honor our freedom rather than our servitude.
Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health: Walk More
New landmark report announces national campaign to encourage Americans to walk more, by making communities safer and more accessible.
Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.
New Movie Finds “No Escape” From Controversy. Here’s What the Filmmakers Have to Say About It.
I interviewed the filmmakers of "No Escape" to see if they think their movie is racist. Spoiler alert: They don't.
Drugs, Sex, and Debt: It’s Time to Revamp “The Talk”
Let’s remove the shame from the conversation and help the next generation avoid the debilitating amounts of debt that keep us from buying houses or taking vacations.
This Artist Collects Your Worst Fears and Turns Them Into Something Great
The Fear Project uses art to visually interpret the parts of life that scare us the most, normalizing fear as a part of ourselves.
How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer—By Throwing Parties In Them
Since nearly a third of the city's walkable spaces are filled with cars, these residents decided to take back the alleys.
6 Strategies to Make Powerful Social Change—Starting With “Stay Woke”
Bree Newsome’s removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse reminds us that real change comes from people power.
At the World’s First Empathy Museum, Visitors Walk a Mile in Another Person’s Shoes—Literally
Founders of the first ever empathy museum are calling for a revolution of human relationships. Here's how you can help.
Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered?
This new documentary looks at gentrification in New Orleans and its effects on the city's low-income communities.
After 20 Years Reporting on Solutions, I’m Going on a Journey to Find Where Hope Lies Now
YES! co-founder Sarah van Gelder sets out on a road trip to find the edge of change.
School Behind Bars: How College Kids and Incarcerated Youth Benefit From Learning Together
Graduates of an “Inside-Out” program in Oregon say that the experience transformed the way they see the prison system—and themselves.
The Rad History Book Every Girl (and Boy) Should Have on Their Bookshelf
A new feminist children's book honors 26 awesome women who changed the world.
The Indigenous Rituals That Heal Us
How the Medicine Wheel can guide us to transform communities that have suffered from racial injustice
A Mom’s Guide to Decluttering: Why My Kids Gave Up Almost All Their Toys
I hate clutter, and one morning I just couldn't take it anymore. Here's how I got my kids to throw out their toys and tidy up our house.
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