Infographic: The Surprising Ways You Consume Oil Every Day
Less than half the oil we consume is used for gasoline. Petroleum also goes into a bunch of everyday products. Some useful, and many we could live without.
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The Role of an Activist Attorney in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
For civil rights lawyers, litigating isn't enough. They need to engage with the struggle of black Americans firsthand.
100% Renewable Energy: What We Can Do in 10 Years
It will take at least three decades to completely leave behind fossil fuels. But we can do it. And the first step is to start with the easy stuff.
The Radical Work of Healing: Fania and Angela Davis on a New Kind of Civil Rights Activism
"Self-care and healing and attention to the body and the spiritual dimension鈥攁ll of this is now a part of radical social justice struggles."
In Defense of Netflix and Chill: 130 Hours a Year Not Watching Ads
And 21 other facts you should know.
Why We Need to Keep 80 Percent of Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Life depends on it. Bill McKibben on the big changes we鈥檝e already made in remarkably short order.
How Far Can We Get Without Flying?
When a climate scientist decided to stop flying to cut his carbon emissions, he caught a glimpse of the post-oil future.
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here's why: There's only one farmer under 35 for every six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America's current farmers will retire.
What Our Breasts Are Telling Us
Author Florence Williams and her daughter discovered they had high levels of toxins鈥攍ike flame retardants鈥攊n their bodies. Getting rid of the chemicals was harder than they expected.
The Deal That Brought the Colorado River Back to the Sea
A new amendment to the 1944 water treaty between Mexico and the United States aims to create a fair, cooperative system for restoring the Colorado River.
The New Face of Hunger: How Statistics Underestimate the Food Problem
Today, 800 million of us are considered 鈥渉ungry,鈥� but we produce enough calories to feed us all. Rather than a lack of food, we鈥檙e dealing with a lack of democracy.
Another Extinction: Words We Use to Describe the Natural World
Why naturalists and their linguistic allies fight to keep the language that gives us our sense of place from falling out of modern dictionaries.
Waging Life in a War Zone
From Gaza鈥檚 colorful neighborhood to its underground theater, resistance is an art.
6 Cities Designing for Health
From Detroit to Edinburgh, these cities are helping residents live more healthful and equitable lives.
How Strong Friendships Defy Dementia
The Momentia movement uses strong social ties to ward off the effects of Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia.
Will the TPP Set Back This Campaign to Stop a Proposed Coal Mine Near Montana Tribal Land?
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine. But what about the rights of people who live in the way of proposed mining sites?
Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard鈥擡ven for the Rich
A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the United States is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.
My Year of Magical Tidying
How getting rid of two-thirds of my belongings created more space for joy.
After Trauma: A Graphic Journey Through Wild Healing
In this collection of watercolor illustrations, a comics artist illustrates her journey through grief after the sudden death of her first child.
It鈥檚 OK If Winter Makes You Sad
Four scientific strategies for an emotionally authentic holiday season.
Drug Use Down, Hope Up: A Canoe Journey Inspires Native Youth
Reversing the trauma of assimilation isn鈥檛 easy, but tribes believe that bringing ancestral values directly to the youth is the answer.
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?
Bad-Weather Bicycling: 4 Tips to Stay Warm, Safe, and Dry
Bike more comfortably whether in rain, snow, or just frigid temperatures.
The 鈥淗onorable Harvest鈥�: Lessons From an Indigenous Tradition of Giving Thanks
What if this holiday season we fill our shopping baskets with only that which is needed and give something back in return?
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