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Neither a 鈥済reat man鈥� history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement.
What do Shakespeare鈥檚 plays tell us about how to run classrooms in an unequal society?
In California and Ohio, two city governments are entrusting their citizens with budgeting and rewarding banks for valuing local communities.
An app that combines the affordability of ride sharing with the reliability of taxis. Playgrounds built as sponges for reusable greywater. From Finland to California, the cities of the future are here.
From city-issued ID cards to open-source data anyone can access, simple urban innovations are creating more transparent and equitable cities.
Harry Potter stood up for his world's most vulnerable people. Now, legions of real-world kids are too鈥攂y demanding Fair Trade certification for products sold in their hero's name.
Reading is one of Pennsylvania鈥檚 poorest cities. Can its residents turn things around by building a more democratic economy?
鈥淭eachers are better prepared because #FergusonSyllabus created a space for exchange among educators about best practices and materials for illustrating the best and worst of our democracy.鈥�
Last year, scientists found that gratitude makes us financially smarter, mindfulness reduces racism, a little sadness makes for healthier people, and compassion for birds could help tackle climate change.
From Native activists to urban youth, new leadership finds ways to deal with climate chaos.
Advocates didn鈥檛 get the public bank they wanted. But the compromise they reached in the end was still a rare and significant win over Wall Street banks.
By some estimates, the city of Baltimore has sunk more than $1.5 billion into its Inner Harbor. Workers and residents want their share too.
The urban drainage-ways of Los Angeles can never quite look like wild creeks, but restoring some of their capacity to store, slow, and filter water fixes many problems at once.
As we reimagine our future cities, we can make room for nature and humanity.
You don't need a garden to grow mushrooms鈥攁ny cool, shady space will do, even a cupboard or dark corner.
Density has become a dirty word in some circles because people associate it with big, ugly buildings. Luckily, there are other ways to get people living close together.
Companies and startups are aspiring toward an economy, and an Internet, that is more fully ours with the use of cooperatives, "commons-based peer production," and cryptocurrencies.
Members of the Greek seed bank Peliti say that keeping their wares in production鈥攊nstead of in refrigerators鈥攊mproves the health of the plants they鈥檙e working to save.
Let鈥檚 be honest: It was a brutal year for human rights. But we still have victories worth celebrating.
Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. But he realizes that "the only way you can help change the system is show them you are a human being."
The late Maya Angelou said: 鈥淒o the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.鈥� When it comes to injustices, we鈥檙e all part of the problem鈥攁nd the solution.
It's been called "America's untrendiest trend." The evidence that millions of people are finally walking again is as solid as the ground beneath our feet.
How do you fit a full-sized family into a tiny house? The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties.
In building her tiny house, the author built a simpler and happier life.
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