The Reverse Selfie: A Tiny Act of Decolonization?
I will likely never see how I am used in those images. But I was glad to relinquish power in those moments.
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Traveling While Brown: Journeys in Privilege, Guilt, and Connection
Visiting other countries connects me to experiences outside my own and shows me how Brownness is both window and mirror.
Why Young Jews Are Detouring From Israel to Palestine
Some are using Birthright trips to draw attention to the Israeli occupation, its policy of oppression, and the call for a two-state solution.
How New Yorkers Stood Up to Amazon and Won
Queens activists, unions, and political leaders worried about gentrification and opposed the $1.2 billion in tax breaks offered to the retail giant.
A Graceful Exit: Taking Charge at the End of Life
How can we break the silence about what happens when we鈥檙e dying?
Local economies | Wealth and inequality | Consumerism | Indigenous lands | Climate | Racial Justice | Native rights | Activism
Are We Doing Vacations Wrong?
Radicalize your travel by being a better guest in someone else鈥檚 homeland.
The Woman Who Desegregated a School
Yvonne Odom was one of thousands of students who quietly did the civil rights work at schools across the country.
A Route 66 Road Trip Through Indigenous Homelands
I鈥檓 seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today.
Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest
We need to value nature鈥檚 biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature is the best teacher.
Rising Sea Levels: The View from a Canoe
Decades ago, the legendary journey of the open-ocean canoe Hokule鈥榓 revealed secrets of Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 past and sparked pride in native culture. Now, a voyage around the world offers a new generation lessons about Earth鈥檚 uncertain future.
The Gift of Soil: How Composting Builds Community
The perfect soil mixture can do more than grow food.
How Will Future Generations Remember Our Time?
As the time when climate chaos, peak oil, and an unstable global economy unraveled society, or as the time of a Great Turning?
Mushrooms: 鈥淣ature鈥檚 Greatest Decomposers鈥�
An Indigenous-led organization in New Mexico is using fungus in an attempt to remove chemicals from soil.
How to Restore a Million Acres of Strip-Mined Land? Bring in the Elk
Central Appalachia reintroduced the species to restore wildlife habitat鈥攁nd help devastated economies. Here鈥檚 what happened next.
Infographic: How Mushrooms Clean Up Toxic Messes
Oil spills don鈥檛 stand a chance against the cleansing power of mycelium.
What Is Mud鈥檚 Dirty Little Secret?
For thousands of years, it鈥檚 been wallowed in and slathered on for both medicine and beauty. Science says it works.
Your New Healthy Habits? They鈥檙e Ancient
These early Native traditions spur physical well-being.
How Technology Is Making the World More Accessible
Be My Eyes, ArtLifting, and Crisis Text Line remove barriers for the visually impaired, the unhoused, and people in need of counseling.
Birding Is Booming. So Where Are the Black Birders?
Raising the profile of Black birders could help foster a healthy connection between Black communities and the natural world.
This Is How Borrowing Things From Our Neighbors Strengthens Society
Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
The Secret to Swaying the Supreme Court
The court鈥檚 gone conservative. But there鈥檚 pretty clear evidence that public pressure can make a difference.
The Climate Solution Right Under Our Feet
The ideas behind regenerative farming are simple and ancient.
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