When the Grandmothers Awoke
Becoming a global family, one that unites ancient indigenous wisdom with other faith and cultural traditions, is essential if humanity is to overcome the crises of climate change.
Social Justice
The Largest Chinese Bike Share Program Is 12 Times the Size of NYC鈥檚
(And 22 other numbers that will help you understand our world).
5 Ways to Leave Behind the 鈥淲arrior Cop鈥� Mentality
How is it that so many of today鈥檚 police officers have come to resemble鈥攊n appearance, weaponry, and tactics鈥攊nfantrymen in the U.S. military?
Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society鈥擮r Just Hardware?
At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.
Will the Elder Boom Spur a Caring Revolution? Ai-jen Poo鈥檚 Inspiring Vision
We need to shift the stories we tell ourselves about the value of elders, the care they need, and later life itself.
Deep in the Amazon, a Tiny Tribe Is Beating Big Oil
The people of Sarayaku are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, engaging the western world politically, legally, and philosophically.
What a Real-Life Rosie the Riveter Taught This Feminist Geek
Before meeting Geraldine, I鈥檇 assumed that most of the women from the 1940s were unaware of how capable they were. I was wrong.
Musicians From Egypt to Rwanda Are Blending Musical Traditions and Building Unity to Protect the Nile River Basin
The Nile Project is made up of musicians from different countries, musical genres, and traditions. Their purpose? To promote cooperation and cultural understanding as the diverse peoples of the Nile face threats from water scarcity and climate change.
Sharing Music Builds Trust, Empathy, and Cooperation鈥擧ere Are Four Ways Science Proves It
There is something about listening to music, or playing it with other people, that makes you feel connected to those around you. Even science says so.
These Gorgeous Photographs Show Indigenous Americans Without the Stereotypes
Three years ago, Matika Wilbur set out on an ambitious undertaking: a vast road trip across America to photograph members of all 562 of America鈥檚 federally-recognized tribes.
Forget Venture Capitalists鈥擳his Scrappy Composting Co-Op Found Another Way to Get Startup Money
The banking system makes it tough for local businesses to get their hands on startup money. But creative entrepreneurs are finding solutions.
Anti-Austerity Party Sweeps Greek Elections鈥擶hat US Progressives Can Learn
There are plenty of lessons to be taken from Syriza鈥檚 victory and the rise to power of Spain's Podemos party, but striving to speak to people rather than politics might be chief among them.
What White People Can Do for Food Justice
Creator of Master Cooks Corps train-the-trainer program Chef Nadine Nelson says White people in the food movement should ask themselves: What are you doing to hold yourself accountable to people of color?
鈥淪elma鈥�: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens
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.
How #FergusonSyllabus Helps Teachers Discuss Police, Racism, and History
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�
How a Low-Tech Seed Bank in Greece Preserves Thousands of Heritage Crops
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.
Restorative Justice at Work: How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother
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."
When Christmas Dinner Gets Uncomfortably Political, These Cues From 鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥� and Other Shows Can Help You Out
This year鈥檚 most popular movies and TV series can be a tool to work your way out of a particularly bad conversation.
12 Hashtags That Changed the World in 2014
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.
Kids on Chicago鈥檚 West Side Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Restorative Circles
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.
“Forgiveness Is Liberating”: Desmond Tutu On Healing A Nation’s Racist Past
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.
UN Climate Negotiators Drop the Ball in Lima鈥擭ow It鈥檚 Up to the Grassroots to Pick It Up
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.
Everything You Need to Know About the Radical Roots of Wonder Woman
Her enigmatic creator believed women were destined to rule the world. 10 facts about the iconic heroine.
An Indigenous View on #BlackLivesMatter
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.
Why I Want to Burn Everything Down Right Now鈥擜nd Why I鈥檓 Not Going To
What I learned from James Baldwin鈥檚 writing about race, in a moment of great anger.
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