Leveraging White Privilege for Racial Justice
These White people aren鈥檛 just checking their privilege. They鈥檙e using it to bring about positive racial change.
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Why I Wore Black After He Died: Lessons from Victorian Mourning Culture
I needed others to see me鈥攖o acknowledge my grief.
Editor’s Note: The Death Issue
When I learned that my first issue as editorial director of 精东影业 would be on death, I cringed a bit. No one likes to think about death, much less talk about it. In fact, death might be more taboo to discuss than even sex or money. A recent survey found that only about a third of people had discussed making wills with their partners, or their wishes concerning their funerals. It鈥檚 almost as though we believe that dying doesn鈥檛 actually happen. At least not to us.
An Ancient Calendar Helps Me See Seasons Change Every Few Days
Climate change requires closer attention to the changes in our environment.
Where Bill McKibben Finds Hope Amid the Climate Crisis
The environmental activist says surviving an existential threat like climate change requires honesty鈥攁nd hope.
Why the Planet Needs You to Repair Your Broken Stuff
Overproduction and planned obsolescence are the new normal. But fixing your broken things is a way to resist鈥攁nd build community.
6 Shows for Some Women-Led Belly Laughs
Time and time again women have proven that viewers are interested in the stories they tell.
Can We Work Less and Save the Planet, Too?
Building a new world will require first reexamining鈥攁nd dismantling鈥攖he cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
Dealing With Loss When Death Is Uncertain
For families of missing or disappeared persons, mourning the ambiguous loss of their loved ones is complex.
The Story of Death Is the Story of Women
鈥nd they want to bring back 鈥淭he Good Death.鈥�
Black Funerals Are a Radical Testament to Blackness
For African Americans, homegoings are the ultimate form of liberation.
Post-Soviet Co-ops: Mongolian Herders Borrow a Tool From the Recent Past
When capitalism supplanted communism in Mongolia, state-run co-ops disappeared and rural communities suffered. Now the herders are bringing back the practice for their own survival.
The City That Dances With Death
In New Orleans, colorful street festivals celebrating death grew out of necessity, incorporating West African rhythms and syncretized dance.
Return to Nature
Green burials go beyond not polluting or wasting. It鈥檚 about people needing and caring for land, conducting life-affirming activities there鈥攊ncluding death.
How Capitalism Exploits Our Fear of Old Age
Getting older isn鈥檛 all loss and no gain鈥攚e may actually become happier and more emotionally resilient.
A Climate Action for Every Type of Activist
No matter your age, gender, race, or political ideology, there are ways to fight climate change that fit your life and values.
How to Travel at Home: Finding New Routes Through Our Daily Lives
Many of us don鈥檛 look up from our smartphones long enough to notice what鈥檚 around us.
How Do We Teach 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� and Honestly Confront Racism?
Harper Lee鈥檚 novel is the closest thing America鈥檚 had to required reading. But the book鈥檚 failings in confronting racism are more apparent than ever to White educators鈥攁nd Black ones wonder what took so long.
Why Economic Equality Won鈥檛 Fix Mental Health Care
Mental illness doesn鈥檛 discriminate based on your bank account, but treatment is much more difficult to access when you鈥檙e living in poverty.
12 Tips for More Equitable Travel
How to match your vacation to your social justice values.
That All-Inclusive Vacation Is Actually a Terrible Deal
Especially for the people who live and work in the places you鈥檙e traveling.
Beyond Airbnb: Your Vacation Rental Options Just Got More Equitable
Co-op alternatives to Airbnb strive to offer short-term rentals that respect local communities.
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