Winter 2020
Table of Contents
The Building Bridges Issue
In Depth
Explore SectionFrom the Editors
The Bridges We’re Building
The United States has yet to live up to its foundational ideals of a union where “all [people] are created equal,†and deserving of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.â€
Today, we find ourselves polarized along so many different axes—race, politics, gender—that many people have retreated to the extremes. We look at those different from us not just as others, but sometimes as enemies.
Read moreThe Collective Healing That Is Owed
Reparations is no longer only about a one-time payout to Black descendants of slavery.
Zenobia Jeffries Warfield
The Way Climate Change Unites Us
The Practical Farmers of Iowa waste no time on partisan politics as they face the challenges of extreme weather and depleted soils.
Lynn Freehill-Maye
Healing a Divided Nation Begins Face to Face
So say the Better Angels of the partisan divide.
Chris Winters
Can We Build a Better Man?
Could a mindful masculinity, freed from toxic notions of “manhood,†end the gender wars?
Imara Jones & Maru Mora Villalpando & Jude Ellison Sady Doyle & Tarana Burke & Alex Meyers & Tony Porter & Earth-Feather Sovereign & Kalimah Johnson & Kendrick Sampson
Bridges Only Work When Both Sides Cross Them
A new walkway connects two post-apartheid neighborhoods, but economic and racial equality are still out of reach.
Mashadi Kekana & Simon Allison
Solutions We Love
Explore Section
Yes! But How?
Wild Yeasts and Ancient Grains
Replace your all purpose flour with these mighty little grains.
Alexandra van Alebeek
Flour Power
Ancient grains. Little-known tiny grains. Mighty locally adapted grains. They are all rising up to replace your All Purpose Flour. It’s not just baking, it’s a battle for our food system.
Liz Carlisle
People We Love