Generations of readers have discovered the power of books through a family member, a teacher, or LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow. But 2.5 million children across the United States are enrolled in ...

Patriarchy Princesses Against a backdrop of increasing repression and gender-based violence, “femininity influencers” offer what could be seen as comfort in a destabilizing time.

In the wake of AIPAC’s ouster of two pro-Palestine congressional Democrats, a Jewish American digs into the reality of Zionist influence in American politics.

Faced with the spread of militarized police training facilities known as "cop cities," grassroots activists are taking the call to #DefundPolice to cities nationwide.

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—all of this is now a part of ...

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Joel Salatin is no simple farmer. When he speaks, he at times takes on the air of a Southern preacher, philosopher, heretic, businessman, activist, or ecological engineer. Since Michael Pollan’s book ...

The long-term solution to the plastics problem is stopping the flow at its source. But even if we were to magically achieve that today, the world would still be awash in nearly a century’s worth of ...

Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.

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.

How One Boston Neighborhood Stopped Gentrification in Its Tracks Community land trusts create housing that is permanently affordable. And they also help new city farmers get land.

What a Public Bank Can Do for Real People North Dakota has the only state-owned bank in the nation. Advocates say it’s a model for getting state tax money invested in communities.