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Riding the Waves of Mutual Aid
Volunteer crisis responses are crucial in an emergency. But can they make lasting change?
A Chance to Cure America鈥檚 Preexisting Condition: Extreme Inequality
Our shared survival requires closing the gap forever, not just in an emergency moment.
How to Fund a Just Economic Recovery
The five principles of the "People's Bailout".
When Savoring a Pleasant Moment Is a Radical Act
Small joys are essential for resilience.
Diversifying the Tech Workforce
People We Love
5 Ways to Eat a Rose
What better time than now, when
we鈥檙e slowed down and trying to ward off contagions, to look to traditional medicines to fortify our immunity?
The Page that Counts – Community Power
Decrease in U.S. death row population, Jan. 1, 2000 to Jan. 1, 2020: 28.8%1, 2 Decrease in annual U.S. executions, 1999 to 2019: 77.6%2 Number of U.S. jurisdictions that have
A Square Mile of 鈥淩eady for Anything鈥�
鈥淲hen you have humans and you have heart, you鈥檙e pretty much used to doing what you have to do to make things happen.鈥�
We Had Forgotten That We Are Ecological Beings
If farmers can learn such ways from nature, what about the rest of us?
A Country That Welcomes Migration
The way Colombia has responded to the flood of Venezuelans crossing the border makes it a global standout at a time when other countries are closing their doors.
Beyond #MeToo, 3 Movements Making a Difference for Gender Equity
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
We鈥檝e Got a Better World in Mind
How to get from here to there in the next 10 years.
The Search for Planet-Friendly Protein
We can take a cue from cultures that eat further down the food chain.
Antidotes to Gentrification
Plans for democratized, affordable housing.
Environmental Activists of Color
Young Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color at the center of environmental justice movements are often overlooked. This was evident in 2019 during Swedish teen climate activist Greta
The Language of Anti-Racism
Excerpted from Stay Woke: A People鈥檚 Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter by Candis Watts Smith and Tehama Lopez Bunyasi
A Vision for Health & Wellness
Within a decade, a growing number of women, nonbinary, and trans people in power radically restructure gender dynamics by abolishing the gender binary. All gender identities are respected, validated, and
Making Space for Restorative Justice
Some prosecutors and policymakers are beginning to work toward a legal system designed to benefit all people.
A Vision for Civil Liberties
November 2019 marked the launch of Protect Press Freedom, a campaign using radio, video, print, and social media to promote a simple but important truth: 鈥淭o remain free, we must
High School Health Workers? It Works
A medical school and Georgia students partner to reduce public health disparities.
A Vision for Racial Equity
Our world is changing. Historically marginalized people鈥擝lack people, Indigenous people, and people of color鈥攃ontinue to rise up globally against centuries-old oppressive systems. Telling these stories is often difficult because they
A Vision for the Environment
Devastating fires, floods, and drought across the globe in 2020 mobilized the U.S. to go all-in on renewables. Energy in 2030 flows from a decentralized grid of local wind, hydro,
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