A Turning Point for the Global Economy
The USMCA deal, also known as NAFTA 2.0, is a lot of things. But it is not free trade.
Economy
How to Get Carbon-Free in 10 Years
Meet the Joneses. They are your average U.S. energy consumers, and they decided to do their part. Watch how they go carbon-neutral in a decade, and then try it yourself.
How Coal Country Is Cleaning Up Its Act
A program in eastern Kentucky is retraining miners in industries that help mitigate the environmental impacts of mining on communities.
The Big U.S. City Trying to Break with Wall Street
In a push to divest public funds from corporate giants, Los Angeles is asking voters to approve a city-owned bank.
A Boost for the Worker-Owned Economy
A new measure will make it easier for retiring owners to sell their businesses to employees鈥攁nd save jobs into the bargain.
Activism | Local economies | Local power | Citizens United | Sustainable food and farming | Pollution
Locals Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
麻豆社事件 than 40 families in Iowa are fighting to contain the spread of concentrated animal feeding operations.
How the Economy Affects Our Mental Health
We evolved to be connected to nature and to one another, but our exploitative global economy is severing those relations.
Activism | Cooperatives | Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Jobs | Local power | Citizens United
What History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-ops
It would seem that a movement that provided livelihood for more than 300,000 people in California alone would merit discussion in the history books.
What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like
Economic justice goes a long way toward improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
Activists are building meaningful connections among borrowers to counter the taboo of admitting they can鈥檛 pay their bills.
This Chef Is Fighting Gentrification With Hot Chicken
Tunde Wey鈥檚 dinner series-slash-public art project raised $50,000 to address Nashville鈥檚 affordable housing crisis.
Here鈥檚 Why Capitalism Can鈥檛 Fix Climate Change
With all due respect to The Guardian鈥檚 economics editor, our planet will not be saved by capitalism.
World to Flint Kids: We Still See You
An 11-year-old social media celebrity collects thousands of encouraging letters from around the globe to remind her Flint schoolmates they are not forgotten.
The Shrinking American Dream House
麻豆社事件 and more people are looking beyond the ordinary for ways of building that express their creativity and values.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming
A Missouri town鈥檚 summer ritual brings much-needed support to small family operations.
Student Debt Anxiety Is Hard on My Mental Health
In the last 10 years alone, the number of people like me who owe at least $100,000 in student loans has quadrupled. But here鈥檚 how we can cope.
To Build These Homes, We Chose an All-Women Crew
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like鈥攃hild care, breastfeeding breaks, and all.
The Challenge for Communities to Rise and Take Care of Their Own
As the federal government abandons its responsibilities, it will be up to the states, the cities, the communities, and the people to rebuild a unified state.
How the Ultrarich Can Help Fix the Affordable Housing Crisis
A growing number of people invest in real estate they never intend to occupy and push up prices for the rest of us. Cities should make them pay.
Who Represents Us When Our Political Parties Represent Only Corporations?
Our future depends on bridging the partisan divide that elevates corporate interests above our personal well-being.
Affordable housing | Local power | Citizens United | Racial Justice | Cooperatives | Local economies
鈥淭he Price on Everything Is Love鈥�: How a Detroit Community Overcomes a Lack of City Services
A range of neighbor-to-neighbor efforts address basic needs, from health care to food access, that are going unmet by local government agencies.
Why Does White Fragility Show Up at Workplace Diversity Trainings?
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense.
Comic: The Upside of Crowded Living
What I went through to find a place to live in the fifth most expensive city for renting.
To Combat Gentrification, One City Is Changing How Homes Are Bought and Sold
The city of Buffalo is supporting its first community land trust, designed to give neighbors control over land use and to keep housing affordable.
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