It鈥檚 OK If Winter Makes You Sad
Four scientific strategies for an emotionally authentic holiday season.
Health & Happiness
Maintaining Real Relationships in the Digital World
Social media has become a fundamental part of my life. As an American in 2015, I am the rule, not the exception. So what does healthy use of these sites look like?
Latinos Live Longest Despite Poverty. Here鈥檚 Their Secret
U.S. Hispanics who pass down a tradition of food, family, and healing are healthier. But can they sustain that as generations become more assimilated?
Why Manning Up Is the Worst Thing to Do
Can we cure the toxicity of male trauma and the resulting illnesses it creates?
How College Students Are Resisting the Mental-Illness Stigma
Student-led organizations are bringing mental illness into the light to lower the suicide rates of young people.
REI Will #OptOutside on Black Friday. Can It Change Retail (and the Economy)?
All 143 REI stores will be closed on Black Friday. But what more can the co-op do to live up to its values and transform the conversation in the United States?
A Quarter of Pakistani Girls Are Married Before They鈥檙e 18. This Film Shows What That Feels Like
In her directorial debut, Afia Nathaniel brings the reality of Pakistan's child bride crisis to American audiences.
10 Kids鈥� Halloween Costumes Inspired By Rad American Women, From Angela Davis to Patti Smith
At a time when GOP candidates can barely name an important woman from history, these Rad American Women of Halloween are a great way to have fun and educate others.
It Took Me Years to Believe That Black Lives Matter. Now Here鈥檚 What I Need From You
Internalized racism prevented me from seeing how the system works.
Take a Walk: 11 Ways to Build the Healthy Habit
Walking might just be the easiest way to get in daily exercise. Here are a few ways to make the practice even easier.
Researchers Say Watching Movies Helps You Work Your Empathy Muscle
Can something as simple as watching movies鈥攁nd empathizing with fictional characters鈥攈elp generate more compassion and understanding in the real world?
Brazil Bans Corporate Donations in Politics (And Other News to Chew On)
A California tribe fights bottled water; an Argentinian province dedicates 1 percent of civil service jobs to transgender workers; and Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a blow to corporate politics.
For These Borrowers and Lenders, Debt Is a Relationship Based on Love
There could be a different financial system, one where debt allows us to honor our freedom rather than our servitude.
Surgeon General鈥檚 Prescription for Health: Walk 麻豆社事件
New landmark report announces national campaign to encourage Americans to walk more, by making communities safer and more accessible.
Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.
New Movie Finds 鈥淣o Escape鈥� From Controversy. Here’s What the Filmmakers Have to Say About It.
I interviewed the filmmakers of "No Escape" to see if they think their movie is racist. Spoiler alert: They don't.
Drugs, Sex, and Debt: It鈥檚 Time to Revamp 鈥淭he Talk鈥�
Let鈥檚 remove the shame from the conversation and help the next generation avoid the debilitating amounts of debt that keep us from buying houses or taking vacations.
This Artist Collects Your Worst Fears and Turns Them Into Something Great
The Fear Project uses art to visually interpret the parts of life that scare us the most, normalizing fear as a part of ourselves.
How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer鈥擝y Throwing Parties In Them
Since nearly a third of the city's walkable spaces are filled with cars, these residents decided to take back the alleys.
6 Strategies to Make Powerful Social Change鈥擲tarting With 鈥淪tay Woke鈥�
Bree Newsome鈥檚 removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse reminds us that real change comes from people power.
At the World’s First Empathy Museum, Visitors Walk a Mile in Another Person鈥檚 Shoes鈥擫iterally
Founders of the first ever empathy museum are calling for a revolution of human relationships. Here's how you can help.
Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered?
This new documentary looks at gentrification in New Orleans and its effects on the city's low-income communities.
After 20 Years Reporting on Solutions, I鈥檓 Going on a Journey to Find Where Hope Lies Now
YES! co-founder Sarah van Gelder sets out on a road trip to find the edge of change.
School Behind Bars: How College Kids and Incarcerated Youth Benefit From Learning Together
Graduates of an 鈥淚nside-Out鈥� program in Oregon say that the experience transformed the way they see the prison system鈥攁nd themselves.
The Rad History Book Every Girl (and Boy) Should Have on Their Bookshelf
A new feminist children's book honors 26 awesome women who changed the world.
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