Less than 1 Percent of Sweden鈥檚 Garbage Ends Up at the Dump
How the country heats its homes, and another 23 facts about our world today.
Democracy
A Brief History of Happiness: How America Lost Track of the Good Life鈥攁nd Where to Find It Now
For decades, we've been taught that economic growth and buying more stuff will make us happy鈥攚hile trashing the planet. The good news is, there鈥檚 a better kind of happy: It starts with meaningful work, loving relationships, and a thriving natural world.
You鈥檝e Heard What鈥檚 Wrong in Freddie Gray鈥檚 Neighborhood. Here鈥檚 One Local鈥檚 Vision for Turning That Around
Blaize Connelly-Duggan鈥檚 vision for the neighborhood is all about community ownership and development without displacement.
Watch John Oliver Explain How Absurd the US Standardized Testing System Is
John Oliver does a damn good job of explaining how ridiculous our standardized testing system is.
After Years of Living as Squatters, These Filipino Neighbors Fought for Nice, New Homes in Their Community鈥擜nd Won
When the Manila government proposed relocating squatter families out of the city, residents came together and asked for housing in their own neighborhood.
One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished Since 2008. Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
Baltimoreans Celebrate Charging of Officers鈥擝ut Say It鈥檚 Just First Step
鈥淚t鈥檚 not 鈥榞ame over,鈥� it鈥檚 鈥榞ame on.鈥� Now, we can actually start to see things happening.鈥�
Photos: Baltimore Protests Inspire Renewed Sense of Direction For Community Leaders鈥�
鈥淚f people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.鈥�
Which of These 4 Radical, Badass Women Will Be on the $20 Bill? The Results Are In
Americans voted on Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and two other contenders to replace Andrew Jackson.
Is the Local Economy Too Local? Why Co-Ops and Credit Unions Need a Broader Strategy
Author and activist Gar Alperovitz calls it a 鈥渃heckerboard strategy.鈥� In the first piece in a series, we look at the organizations working to transform our economy, and how they can benefit from working together.
Why Seattleites Think They Can Stop Shell Oil From Drilling in the Arctic
The Port of Seattle has welcomed the oil company to temporarily moor its drilling rig before it鈥檚 towed to Alaska. But these protestors are threatening to block it.
“I Wish My Teacher Had Known…”鈥擜dults on How Teacher Empathy Could Have Changed Their Lives
Teachers don't always know the challenges kids deal with outside of the classroom. Sometimes talking can make all the difference.
A Trade Rule that Makes It Illegal to Favor Local Business? Newest Leak Shows TPP Would Do That And 无码视频
The leaked text is full of dense legal jargon. But a close reading makes its corporate agenda crystal clear.
What If Uber Were a Unionized, Worker-Owned Co-Op? These Denver Cabbies Are Making It Happen
Workers at app-driven companies like Uber don鈥檛 have the rights of full employees. But with the help of traditional unions, some are banding together into worker-owned cooperatives.
This 鈥淩aging Granny鈥� Crashed a Wall Street Dinner to Demand Answers
鈥淭wo Raging Grannies鈥� is a beautifully shot film that juxtaposes a journey into activism with a profound meditation on aging.
A March Madness Makeover: 5 Ways to Bring Fairness Into College Basketball
March Madness is now a bigger cash cow than the Super Bowl, but in college sports the only people not getting a piece of the billion-dollar pie are the players.
7 Myths About Housewives, Debunked
Are housewives less ambitious than career women? Are they bad feminists? Read on to go beyond the stereotypes.
Can the Left and Right Unite to End Corporate Rule? An Interview with Ralph Nader and Daniel McCarthy
Partisan gridlock keeps the focus on the fight鈥攂ut we might have some radical ideas in common.
What鈥檚 the True Impact of the Alternative Economy? Researchers Decide It鈥檚 Time to Find Out
Successful initiatives are investing in human relationships, not faceless call centers or centralized headquarters.
鈥淭he Internet Is My Lifeline鈥�: Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC鈥檚 Net Neutrality Vote
The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the Internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard.
When the Grandmothers Awoke
Becoming a global family, one that unites ancient indigenous wisdom with other faith and cultural traditions, is essential if humanity is to overcome the crises of climate change.
5 Ways to Leave Behind the 鈥淲arrior Cop鈥� Mentality
How is it that so many of today鈥檚 police officers have come to resemble鈥攊n appearance, weaponry, and tactics鈥攊nfantrymen in the U.S. military?
Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society鈥擮r Just Hardware?
At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.
What a Real-Life Rosie the Riveter Taught This Feminist Geek
Before meeting Geraldine, I鈥檇 assumed that most of the women from the 1940s were unaware of how capable they were. I was wrong.
Sharing Music Builds Trust, Empathy, and Cooperation鈥擧ere Are Four Ways Science Proves It
There is something about listening to music, or playing it with other people, that makes you feel connected to those around you. Even science says so.
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