Tired of the spending that goes along with the holidays? The gifting frenzy? The stress? Maybe this is the year to blend a few new ideas into your holiday routine.
Stories in classic literature remind us that for most of our history, end-of-season gatherings celebrated local harvests. Can we find our way back?
This year鈥檚 most popular movies and TV series can be a tool to work your way out of a particularly bad conversation.
This weekend, thousands converged on one of the world's biggest malls, chanting "Black people cannot breathe while you have a shopping spree." Check out our play-by-play.
Slacktivism? Not so much. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BringBackOurGirls, this year's best hashtags around issues of social justice brought fresh voices into some of our most important conversations.
To call 鈥淲ild鈥� a redemption film is to minimize the wide range of emotions it works with鈥攏ot to mention the subtlety of Reese Witherspoon鈥檚 performance.
For these Chicago students, restorative justice isn鈥檛 just about causing less harm to those around us. It鈥檚 also about actively creating safety, on their own terms.
Organizations that aim to reduce the use of toxic chemicals have long focused on shutting down offending businesses. But this story from Boston shows another way.
Magic is about stepping into our power, about uniting our intentions with the natural world to create something better, something deeper.
Residents who have joined the fight against transporting oil by train have also come to understand aspects of the wider context.
All the main characters are played by white people. It doesn't really have to be that way.
In 1997, he asked: "Who could have thought we would ever be an example, except of awfulness; who could ever have thought we would be held up as a model to the rest of the world?" Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.
Negotiators have stopped trying to win a binding international agreement on carbon emissions. Now it鈥檚 up to the people to push our governments to action.
Colleges argue that divestment is not financially responsible鈥攂ut those who鈥檝e already done it say the risk is minimal.
Her enigmatic creator believed women were destined to rule the world. 10 facts about the iconic heroine.
Democratic ownership, localized food production, and a shift to renewables are key principles in this growing movement to re-envision our economy.
鈥淲hile not every traditional variety tastes great or looks great, its genetics may be invaluable 50 or 100 years from now when the climate is different.鈥�
Ending gender-based violence is not just about changing laws. It's about changing how we think.
I was reminded over and over this week that black and indigenous communities of struggle are deeply connected through our experiences with colonialism, oppression, and white supremacy.
What I learned from James Baldwin鈥檚 writing about race, in a moment of great anger.
A short list of books that have kept discovery alive and well in 2014 at Sap Bush Hollow farm.
Radical science fiction and fantasy are a remedy for the belief that there is no alternative to the violence and inequality that surround us.
Last spring, these men were in a small white lobster boat anchored to block the path of an oncoming freighter hauling 40,000 tons of coal. They didn't expect the district attorney to support them.
Even the most decent and principled white men have to exercise muscles of consciousness they might not have had to use before.
A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered most.
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