2022鈥檚 Imperative: Letting Go of Our Past to Birth Our Future
Building an ecological civilization is the only way forward to saving both the planet and humanity. And time is running out.
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Why Children鈥檚 Stories Are a Powerful Tool to Fight Climate Change
Stories are the most diverse, innovative, and dynamic technology for social transformation.
Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness
鈥淭he ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.鈥�
Custodians Ensure Our Well-Being. It鈥檚 Time We Ensure Theirs
Evalynn Romano, the daughter of custodians, offers clear, achievable solutions to affirm the dignity and health of this largely BIPOC workforce.
17 Months Later, Dixie Fire Survivors Are Experiencing a New Kind of Disaster
Getting the mail used to take 5 minutes. Now it's a 50-mile round trip that can take up to 4 hours due to the constant removal of hazardous trees.
A Year Later, Justice for the Insurrection Remains Elusive
White rage and violence in American society are age-old phenomena. It should not surprise us that the wheels of justice are moving so slowly to respond to last year鈥檚 D.C. riots.
The Case for Slow Work
鈥淪low work is an exercise in doing less, and more aspirationally, doing nothing.鈥�
Housing Justice for Oakland鈥檚 Black Community
Unaffordable housing is a major factor that drives Black Oaklanders out of the California city鈥攕o what can we do about it?
May We Rage and Love Well in 2022
And may we remember that real change demands our active and sustained participation, even in the tender aches of living in the unknown.
Electric Solutions to Decarbonize Your Life
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week we look at how you can electrify your life for the planet.
Radicals Go Caroling: The Untold Story of Progressive Choirs
If you are wondering whether a political movement is effective, follow the music.
Murmurations: A Winter Solstice Spell
adrienne maree brown reflects on the sacred rest that comes about with the winter solstice.
How (and Why) a Horror Show Soothed My Pregnancy Loss
For years, horror鈥攁 sort of safe danger I knew had an end鈥攇ot me through some seriously traumatic situations.
Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays
Years of 鈥渢ough-on-crime鈥� policies have resulted in growing numbers of elderly people remaining in prison for decades. It鈥檚 past time to enact policies that help them come home.
Facial Recognition Tech Perpetuates Racial Bias. So Why Are We Still Using It?
This unregulated technology has served to enhance discriminatory practices by law enforcement and further endanger the lives of communities of color.
Talking (and Not Talking) About the Climate Emergency With My Kids
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, how to talk to kids about climate change.
Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn鈥檛 Just About Abortion
The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women鈥檚 health, both physiological and financial.
Why Supporting Black-Run Child Care Centers Benefits Everyone
President Biden has already committed to addressing systemic racism. Here鈥檚 a good place to start.
Does the Climate Crisis Inspire Anger?
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we contemplate anger, heart, and action.
A Brief Analysis of Letting Go
As a collective, how do we say goodbye to the structures and traditions that no longer serve, protect, and preserve us?
Chasing Liberty Along the Nez Perce Trail
鈥淔or 16 disquieting days, Sassia and I felt like we were chasing liberty鈥攂ut whose, was the daily question. It never seemed like it was ours, or that of others obstructed from the American Dream. Not the Nez Perce鈥檚, for sure.鈥�
Blowing Up a Few Myths About Inflation
Unchecked inflation can be damaging, but what we鈥檙e seeing in the U.S. is a fundamentally different issue: one in which inflation is being politicized.
Food as a Portal鈥攖o Myself
鈥淚n my blood is a culture that is inextricable from its food. How could I reclaim this after years of denying myself this birthright?鈥�
The Gentrification of Wilderness
鈥淢aybe people are indeed loving places and species to death, but since BIPOC are largely disconnected from the organized outdoors, it鈥檚 white people who are spreading this toxic form of tough love.鈥�
A Road Trip to Explore Race Along the Nez Perce Trail
鈥淚 felt a kinship with the Nez Perce who, like my Japanese American community, were banished to less desirable land.鈥�
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