The Green New Deal: Movements (Finally) Get Visionary Again
It鈥檚 bold, it鈥檚 inclusive. And Ocasio-Cortez and the young generation behind it understand that economic power needs to be met by people power.
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No Impact Man鈥檚 Guide to Activism
I鈥檝e learned a lot about how to be an ordinary person, filled with self-doubt, who still takes the risk of trying to do something about the world.
Ocasio-Cortez Was Not at Davos, and That Means More Than You Think
What does a Donkey Kong fundraiser have to do with the annual gathering of the world鈥檚 elite capitalists in Davos? They both mark a cultural turning point.
The Part About MLK White People Don鈥檛 Like to Talk About
Dr. King was widely disliked for his message of liberation for oppressed people in this country鈥擝lack people, Brown people, Native people, all poor people.
How Restoring My Late Parents鈥� Cherished Possessions Helped Me Grieve
It was just stuff. Until it wasn鈥檛.
Why You Couldn鈥檛 Find Big Media Coverage of Haaland and Davids
Time has run out to convince colonized newsrooms that Indigenous issues and perspectives are necessary to the national narrative.
From Me to We. My New Year鈥檚 Resolution
In 2019, we must move beyond the myth of the lone individual to recognize our deep interdependence and responsibilities for one another and nature.
How This Year鈥檚 Struggles Set Us Up for a Bold, Hopeful 2019
Our fragile democracy needs the will of the people to protect it, but the events of 2018 prove that Americans are up to the challenge.
No, You Don鈥檛 Need to Go to Holiday Parties If You Feel Lonely
There are better ways to find connection.
Why Rituals Are Good for Your Health
Research shows rituals reduce anxiety, improve performance and confidence鈥攁nd even work on people who don鈥檛 believe in them.
Money Talks: How to Make Those Hard Conversations Easier
Tips for preserving your boundaries and other people鈥檚 dignity.
How to Fight the Latest Attempts to Erase 鈥淭ransgender鈥�
Purging the identity from federal websites makes transgender people more vulnerable to discrimination. Here's how you can help.
How First-Time Voters Led Change in a Deep-Red State
Election night鈥檚 most surprising Democratic victory defies the trend of a growing urban-rural chasm.
What Welcome Really Looks Like: Softening Hearts to a New Generation of Refugees
The story of the Central American refugees is so essentially American that it鈥檚 a wonder we can鈥檛 recognize how much they belong here.
How My Settler Ancestors Set Us Up for Uncontrollable Wildfires
I want us to go humbly to the very people our culture tried to exterminate to listen to what they can teach us.
How to Treat a Stranger in Need: A Moral Response to the Migrant Caravans
Throughout history, the biblical story of Exodus has inspired people around the world fleeing persecution.
Refusing to Hide: Migrants Find Power in Caravans
No longer willing to collude in their oppression, Central Americans are coming to the U.S. in the open and en masse.
I Can鈥檛 Give My Children Everything My Parents Gave Me
And I spend a lot of time thinking about what they鈥檙e missing.
Don鈥檛 Trash Thanksgiving. Decolonize It.
Despite the holiday鈥檚 false origin tale, we can celebrate in ways that honor those originally dishonored by the day.
Dear White Women, Try On Our Struggle Instead of Our Looks
Blackness is way more than an aesthetic.
Take a Moment to Thank Your Food
Gratitude for what feeds us opens us to awe and beauty.
One Way to Skip Wall Street and Invest in Your Community
Take it from someone who gave away his inheritance 35 years ago: The act of distributing your wealth will propel you forward.
This Kind of Wealth Really Can Solve Our Problems
A life devoted to frugality taught me about 鈥渘atural wealth鈥� and the value of investing in community.
鈥淲e Are Still Here鈥�: Native Americans Win a Voice in Government
In light of important midterm election wins, two Native journalists revisit the influence of Indigenous peoples on democracy through the ages.
What Dr. Seuss Can Teach Kids About Consent
It鈥檚 never too early to learn that 鈥渘o鈥� is a boundary, not a punishment.
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