Social Justice

Photos: Baltimore Protests Inspire Renewed Sense of Direction For Community Leaders‏

“If people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.”

Cecilia Garza, Mary Hansen | May 1, 2015

Which of These 4 Radical, Badass Women Will Be on the $20 Bill? The Results Are In

Americans voted on Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and two other contenders to replace Andrew Jackson.

Lindsey Weedston | Apr 30, 2015

Activism

8 Striking Portraits of People in the Path of Canada’s Mega Tar Sands Pipeline

TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline would span thousands of miles, from rural Alberta to the Atlantic coast of New Brunswick.

Kristin Moe | Apr 10, 2015

Native rights | Water

From Watersheds to Mountains, What If We Based Our Borders on Nature?

Bioregionalism is one possible vision of a future that works for people and for the Earth.

Ray Stoeve | Apr 6, 2015

Activism

This “Raging Granny” Crashed a Wall Street Dinner to Demand Answers

“Two Raging Grannies” is a beautifully shot film that juxtaposes a journey into activism with a profound meditation on aging.

Peter D'Auria | Mar 27, 2015

Cooperatives | Jobs | Sustainable food and farming

How to Become a Citizen Eater: A Trip Behind the Labels of Your Ethical Cup of Coffee

Labels like "fair trade" and "direct trade" indicate food is ethically sourced—but how do you know what they really mean, and whether they're effective?

Ray Stoeve | Mar 21, 2015

Bangla-pesas photo courtesy of Bangla-pesa

Native rights | Local economies | Wealth and inequality

Alternative Currencies Are Bigger Than Bitcoin: How They’re Building Prosperity From London to Kenya

The Brixton Pound, Koru Kenya, and Mazacoin are all attempting to achieve a common goal: empowering people in a monetarily unequal world, from the bottom up.

Raúl Carrillo | Mar 13, 2015

Activism | Citizens United

“The Internet Is My Lifeline”: Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote

The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the Internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard.

Kayla Schultz | Mar 4, 2015

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.

Jennifer Browdy | Mar 3, 2015

The Largest Chinese Bike Share Program Is 12 Times the Size of NYC’s

(And 22 other numbers that will help you understand our world).

Miles Schneiderman, Peter D'Auria | Feb 20, 2015

5 Ways to Leave Behind the “Warrior Cop” Mentality

How is it that so many of today’s police officers have come to resemble—in appearance, weaponry, and tactics—infantrymen in the U.S. military?

Norm Stamper | Feb 20, 2015

Activism | Mental health

Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware?

At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.

Kayla Schultz | Feb 18, 2015

Will the Elder Boom Spur a Caring Revolution? Ai-jen Poo’s Inspiring Vision

We need to shift the stories we tell ourselves about the value of elders, the care they need, and later life itself.

Wendy Lustbader | Feb 16, 2015

Native rights

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.

David Goodman | Feb 13, 2015

Activism | Jobs

What a Real-Life Rosie the Riveter Taught This Feminist Geek

Before meeting Geraldine, I’d assumed that most of the women from the 1940s were unaware of how capable they were. I was wrong.

Lindsey Weedston | Feb 6, 2015

Activism

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.

Valerie Schloredt | Feb 6, 2015

Couple Listening to Music photo from Shutterstock

Activism

Sharing Music Builds Trust, Empathy, and Cooperation—Here 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.

Jill Suttie | Feb 4, 2015

Native rights | Activism | Mental health

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’s federally-recognized tribes.

Natasha Donovan | Jan 30, 2015

Activism | Local economies

Forget Venture Capitalists—This 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.

Laura Flanders | Jan 30, 2015

Activism

Anti-Austerity Party Sweeps Greek Elections—What US Progressives Can Learn

There are plenty of lessons to be taken from Syriza’s 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.

Kate Aronoff | Jan 29, 2015

Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming

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?

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 24, 2015

“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens

Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement.

Kate Aronoff | Jan 18, 2015

Teacher and students. Photo by US Department of Education

Mental health

How #FergusonSyllabus Helps Teachers Discuss Police, Racism, and History

“Teachers 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.”

Liz Pleasant | Jan 13, 2015

Activism | Sustainable food and farming

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—instead of in refrigerators—improves the health of the plants they’re working to save.

Jeffrey Andreoni | Dec 30, 2014

Native rights | Mental health

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."

Kayla Schultz | Dec 27, 2014

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