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So the national elections didn鈥檛 go so well. But across the country鈥攆rom California to North Dakota鈥攃itizens made decisions that will give you reason to hope.
When it comes to divestment, the anti-apartheid struggle is always cited as an influence. Here's how South Africans are starting to apply those same lessons to addressing climate change.
鈥淎s we found ourselves choosing between rice, oatmeal, or potatoes for every meal, it occurred to us that being in poverty isn鈥檛 about how hard you work; it鈥檚 about how much money you make.鈥�
In the far north of the Great Plains, you have to be a pharmacist to own a pharmacy. Next week, voters could overturn that rule鈥攑utting the state's thriving independent drugstores at risk.
If those three measures pass, more states will be added to the list of places where healing from the drug war can begin, places where people will no longer face jail time because of a little nugget in their pockets.
鈥淭he center of Marvel鈥檚 storytelling history is the eternal struggle between good and evil, with many of its greatest superheroes having to contend with鈥攁nd rise above鈥攂ullying, in all its forms.鈥�
When a group of volunteers walked the streets of Chicago's east side, they learned that gun violence was not the only problem plaguing their neighborhood.
Forget ghouls and goblins. From deregulating Wall Street to shredding environmental and labor protections鈥攖hese policy monsters are way scarier.
Two veterans trekked across America to leave behind the trauma of war and raise money for fellow vets. Now they want to offer the same healing experience to others like them.
Jay Inslee鈥檚 multipronged approach includes meeting with farmers and members of indigenous tribes, working toward policies like cap-and-trade, and closing the state鈥檚 last coal-fired power plant.
Years of Living Dangerously features celebrity correspondents who thoughtfully explore how politics and religion divide people and impede action on this critical issue.
Many more patients are now living for years with the diagnosis of terminal illness. The author describes her journey to what she calls 鈥渓ivingly dying鈥濃�攆acing her death by living in the moment with grace and mindfulness.
When it comes to providing jobs and money to towns and cities, not all renewable energy is created equal.
For years, these two mothers and a Cambridge professor have been bullied, threatened, and publicly humiliated by cyber-legions of trolls. Each of their stories offers a lesson for beating them.
We can learn a lot about the future of culture wars from a 鈥渕ovement鈥� of video game players angry about efforts to make gaming more welcoming for women.
A new law allows transgender citizens to decide their own gender鈥攁nd all it takes is a piece of paper.
Hong Kong鈥檚 鈥淥ccupy Central鈥� movement is neither revolutionary nor subversive: It鈥檚 a basic demand for a more responsive and accountable government.
Manufacturing jobs are returning to the U.S., but to fill them we鈥檒l have to train a new generation of workers. That鈥檚 what this school is doing in a struggling neighborhood that once hosted the country鈥檚 biggest candy empires, as factories return.
Local economies can be strengthened through the large purchasing power of local institutions. Here鈥檚 how the nation's second largest school district is doing it.
From California to Mississippi, people are organizing to build local power and are seeing major victories. How do we support and encourage their work?
Fed up with essentially begging for access to quality food, residents of this predominantly African-American and low-income neighborhood decided to open their own grocery store.
See how Heyday Farm raises healthy animals in an environmentally and economically sustainable way.
Carbon reduction alone cannot solve our climate crisis, because it is continuously fed by our economic crisis. But renewables can be a critical driver in building a healthier economic system, free of the fossil fuel industry.
How do we transition to an economy powered by renewable energy without leaving the workers employed by fossil fuel companies behind?
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