A Populism of Hope Begins When People Feel Their Own Power
At work behind almost any great social movement is an engine of counter-economy.
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Love Letters to the Resistance
无码视频 than 30 writers send messages of hope to loved ones in the time of Trump.
How Tenants Use Digital Mapping to Track Bad Landlords and Gentrification
In social justice cartography, the technology is being harnessed for activism as it becomes more accessible.
Call for Submissions: Solutions to Our Housing Crisis
Send us your pitches by Feb. 1.
After #MeToo: Healing From the Trauma of Sexual Assault
Within two weeks, 94 percent of women survivors will experience PTSD. #HealMeToo wants to give them a place to share and recover.
What Happens When the Rich Invest in Racial Equity
Meet the young 1 percenters who decided to invest their wealth in places that long experienced exploitation.
Friends Transform Vacant Building Into Popular Community Center
The unique gathering space acts as a counterbalance to decades of government mismanagement and neglect in this sprawling suburb northeast of Mexico City.
Books Inspiring Us: 鈥淏eing the Change鈥�
In his new book, NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus explores the daily practices that build healthy, happy, and resilient communities.
What We Want for 2018: The Biggest Movement Leaders Envision the Changes Ahead
From Alicia Garza to Annie Leonard, nine organizers share their hopes for the new year.
After Erica Garner鈥檚 Death, I Can鈥檛 Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
7 Acts of Native Resistance They Don鈥檛 Teach in School
It is irresponsible to teach the tragedies without also teaching the resistance movements that oppose colonial violence.
The Fierce Urgency of 鈥淗ow鈥�
When we have reconsidered the lives we have built, how will we live?
We Can Reimagine and Reinvent Our Society
Let鈥檚 say goodbye to top-down revolutions and embrace grassroots action.
Dear Activists: Throw a Better Party
Five ways to make your next protest more inviting and impactful.
Nature Is So Good for You That Even Watching It on TV Improves Well-Being
Watching a few minutes of 鈥淧lanet Earth鈥� can lead you to feel 46 percent more awe and 31 percent more gratitude.
A Radical Vision for Food: Everyone Growing It for Each Other
Unlike capitalism鈥檚 many specialized goods and services, food is practical to barter鈥攐r, better yet, to gift.
Kids These Days Know Better Than Older Generations. Let Them Lead
Younger people consistently see human rights鈥攔acial, immigrant, gender, LGBT鈥攁s important and uncontroversial.
Think of Spielberg鈥檚 鈥淭he Post鈥� as Your Fake-News Palate Cleanser
Maybe journalists will watch those old-timers with their glorious combovers and remember their own responsibility and power.
The Biggest Thing We Forget When Talking About Food Justice
Creating a just food system begins with land鈥攚ho owns it, how they own it, and how it gets passed down from one generation to the next.
The Really Scary Thing About the CDC鈥檚 Seven 鈥淏anned鈥� Words
The two words we should be worried most about? Fascism and authoritarianism.
What Went Wrong With Men That 12 Million Women Said #MeToo?
No one is born a rapist, a sexual abuser, or a porn addict.
In Norway, Racism Is Losing. Here鈥檚 Why
The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
How to Decolonize the Way You Think About Your Body
When it comes to eating disorder awareness, communities of color are too often left out of the conversation.
Meet the Woman Who鈥檚 Boosting Arizona鈥檚 Mom-and-Pop Business Culture
One strategy is to reintroduce people to their towns, show them what they can buy locally, and dispel the myth that it鈥檚 more expensive.
We Saved Net Neutrality Once. We Can Do It Again
Just a few years ago, powerful grassroots pressure rose up to protect a free and open internet.
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