The Defiant, Refugee-Loving History of New Mexico
How the state鈥檚 unique and open relationship with Mexico is overshadowing Trump鈥檚 immigration policies.
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How We Can Transition to a 鈥淏ottom Up鈥� Economy
Three ways to rewire the economy for equality and ecological sustainability.
Reality Check: More Police Officers Don鈥檛 Equal Safer Neighborhoods
Earlier this year, activists launched a campaign called Freedom Cities to protect and uplift all people of color. (And, no, it doesn't include more police.)
Thanks to Amazon, Brick-and-Mortar Stores Have Lost 295K Jobs
And 32 other facts you should probably know.
You Don鈥檛 Need a Sanctuary City to Help Your Immigrant Neighbors
In Greensboro, North Carolina, sanctuary policies are banned. But that hasn鈥檛 stopped residents and local police from supporting immigrants in their community.
5 Ways to Take Your Love of the Outdoors to the Next Level
Get outside, roll up your sleeves, and take a stand for public lands.
When Hospitality Was the Norm and Multiculturalism Was a Good Thing
Despite border walls and travel bans, the Middle East is still a region where the weary traveler is welcomed and embraced.
How Photography Shapes Our View of Native Americans
Using an early photographic process, one photographer hopes to draw a line connecting what happened to the Dakota people in Mankato, Minnesota, 155 years ago and what is happening today to the Dakota/Lakota standing up to a $3.7 billion crude oil pipeline.
What Japanese Internment Taught Us About Standing Up for Our Neighbors
First, we must demand justice for ourselves. Second, those who have privilege and power must intervene for those without.
Why We Are Driven to Search for the Truth
It鈥檚 something we struggle to see more clearly, to realize day to day, to make more real in our lives. And that鈥檚 always messy business.
In One of the Nation鈥檚 Most Conservative Places, A Sanctuary City
Advocates in Santa Ana mobilize to educate, assist, protect, and inspire undocumented residents.
Meet the People Whose Job Is Checking Facts
We鈥檝e got enough political commentators. We need more fact checkers.
Undocumented and Transgender
A creative support system鈥攊ncluding housing, legal aid, and training for detention centers鈥攅merges to address the unique challenges of LGBTQ immigrants.
Electric Trains Everywhere: A Solution to Crumbling Roads and Climate Crisis
Transportation accounts for nearly a third of the country鈥檚 carbon emissions.
Wild Bees Can Help Honey Bees鈥擧ow Your Yard Can Support Them
Although farmers have come to rely on imported honey bees, wild pollinators are hardier.
This Is Our Best Defense Against Trump鈥檚 Immigration Policies
Even with limited control over ICE agents, sanctuary is a public statement with a powerful political impact.
6 Places Resisting Fear With Compassionate Defiance
Sanctuary city policies can only go so far. The real job of creating welcome and safety falls to ordinary people.
6 Ways to Put Public Interest Ahead of Big Pharma Profits
Increase access to generics, end 鈥渆vergreening鈥� drug patents, and other ways to put people before profits.
How Public Money Supports Big Pharma
Public money and public universities boost Big Pharma鈥檚 profits, so shouldn鈥檛 the public be able to afford the drugs?
Why You Should Be Saving Seeds (Even If You Don鈥檛 Have a Garden)
Watch this movie to get inspired about saving seeds. And then do it.
5 Old-Fashioned Ways to Predict the Weather
Have you noticed how nature gives its own subtle forecast clues?
How to Reinflate the Dream of College-for-All
Financial aid doesn鈥檛 work unless we鈥檙e honest about costs.
Wildfires Are Essential: The Forest Service Embraces a Tribal Tradition
The Karuk were once denied the right to practice an ancient tradition. Now scientific and resource management circles are seeing the merits of controlled burning.
Incarcerating US: The Failings of America鈥檚 Prison System
The documentary dates the problem to the war on drugs and the establishment of mandatory minimum sentences.
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
鈥淟ove people, use things, because the opposite never works.鈥�
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