What Legal Personhood for U.S. Rivers Would Do
Indian Country could finally see an end to nonconsented infrastructure projects if they follow New Zealand’s Maori in achieving legal protection for natural entities.
Social Justice
Black Neighbors Band Together to Bring in Healthy Food, Co-op-Style
And the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network is creating other ways for Black people to circulate healthy food—and wealth.
How to Feed Ourselves in a Time of Climate Crisis
Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.
Comic: We Sent Our Illustrator to Activist Summer Camp. Here’s What Happened
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Explain White Privilege. I Decided to Be Honest
He wanted to know how institutional racism has made an impact on my life. I’m glad he asked, because I was ready to answer.
The Volunteers Protecting Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic
The walk from the parking lot, past protesters, to the embattled clinic’s front doors can be a difficult journey. Meet the escorts making sure women don’t have to face it alone.
They Rode Horseback to Deliver Babies. A Century Later, Midwives Are Still Crucial
In Kentucky, these health care professionals still struggle for acceptance—even in areas that need them most.
The Women Ministers of Kentucky Preaching Abortion Rights
As the state’s last abortion clinic is at risk of being shut down, some religious leaders step up against Gov. Matt Bevin’s anti-abortion policies.
Her Ancestor Was a Slave to Cherokee Indians. Now She’s Applying to Be a Citizen of the Tribe
A landmark decision offers opportunity for healing between descendants of slaveholders and slaves.
Banishing DREAMers: The Meanness Isn’t Just Trump
Tens of millions of Americans—many aging and white—are willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Trump Kills DACA, Obama Hits Back, and DREAMers Try to Hold on to the Lives They’ve Built
Trump’s repeal of DACA has DREAMers and their advocates vowing to fight back and scrambling to find Plan B.
Hurricane Rescuers and Survivors Use Social Media to Call for Help
When 911 services were overwhelmed, stranded Houston residents used their Facebook and Instagram accounts to connect with community rescuers.
How Alaska Tribes Solved Their Dental Health Crisis
Dental health therapy takes half the time it takes to train a dentist. And it does what good medicine should: improve public health.
Ignore the Lame Excuses: What 300,000 Escaped Salmon Prove About Factory Fish Farming
Sustainable-food advocates want to love aquaculture—yet it comes with so many risks.
It’s Not Just the South: Here’s How Everyone Can Resist White Supremacy
Every region of our country has its history of racial exclusion and white supremacy. Here are 13 ways to right those wrongs.
Tribes Were the First Climate Refugees—and the First to Build Resilience Plans
The Swinomish of Washington produced a climate adaptation plan two years before the state. Now it’s a template for all of Indian Country.
Hurricane Harvey Isn’t a “Natural” Disaster. Politics Created the Chaos
Don’t blame climate change for Houston’s vulnerability. A hurricane need not become a disaster.
What Happens When the Internet Tries to Silence White Supremacy
Two huge white nationalist sites were recently kicked off the web. But prohibiting hate groups could fuel paranoia—and more violence.
Alaska’s Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables—And Don’t Look Back
Oil companies like to push the narrative that Alaskans want more oil development, but that’s not true.
“This Is Our Land”: Indigenous Rights Activists Respond to White Supremacist Rhetoric
At the Trump rally Tuesday, indigenous and Latino rights advocates stood together to protest racial inequality in Arizona’s justice system. For these groups, facing militarized police is nothing new.
Inside the ACLU: Defending White Supremacists as a Black Attorney
As a constitutional lawyer, I fully support the First Amendment. But as a black person, I’m conflicted when it comes to defending hate.
Baltimore’s Push to Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis With Community Land Trusts
Community groups throughout the city say land trusts could keep families living affordably in a fast-gentrifying city.
For the Love of Earth
Perhaps the most compelling reason to change our ways is that Earth needs our help. In our responsibility to respond, might we unite in common cause?
You’re Lucky If You’ve Got a Meddling Neighbor or Two. Here’s Why
Forget minding your own business. Getting engaged leads to great rewards for both ourselves and others.
How to Get Banks Not to Fund Oil Pipelines? Aim High and Keep Showing Up
A few months after temporarily shutting down 13 Chase branches, Seattle climate activists were at it again with a tar sands petition.
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