What the Inauguration Meant to Me, as an Abuse Survivor
I was unexpectedly emotional watching the Biden-Harris inauguration. Then I remembered the last time I felt so bowled over by basic decency.
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Immigrant Families Reconnect to Cultural Practices During the Pandemic
From making comfort food to speaking with ancestors, immigrant families across the U.S. are turning to cultural traditions to cope with the isolation and stress of quarantine.
A Tale of Two Karens
They are political polar opposites, but through Braver Angels, they鈥檙e forging a path toward productive conversations, and even friendship.
Nursing Homes That Feel Like Home Help Avoid COVID
Nursing homes using the Green House Project鈥檚 model of residential care are weathering the pandemic better than traditional institutions. Here鈥檚 why.
10 Stories That Inspired Readers in 2020
These stories ask the hard questions, directly call out root causes, and remind us that we all have a role to play in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world.
All Families Have Conflict. Here鈥檚 How to Repair It
With many families spending more time together now, there are ample opportunities for tension and hurt feelings. But these moments also offer invitations to reconnect.
What Happens When Essential Workers Need Child Care?
Many essential workers are parents, too. So as the child care crisis continues, community activists are finding creative ways to support them.
鈥淭his is Not Our First Pandemic鈥�
Native communities share heritage ways to live and care for each other during this latest pandemic.
Yay, You! On the Necessity of Lockdown Cheer
We all deserve to be celebrated for making it through today.
8 Books to Light a Dark Season
How would you describe 2020? Alarming, chaotic, enraging, or all of the above? Here are some brilliant books to help you make sense of it all and get ready for a new year.
Alternatives to Calling the Police for Domestic Violence Survivors
In most cases, calling the police on abusers is unhelpful at best, and at worst makes survivors feel less safe: 鈥淚t鈥檚 really time that we recenter on what the survivors are telling us.鈥�
Failed By the Federal Government, Native Nations Respond Effectively to the Pandemic
Their response shows that Indigenous nations and communities know what they need, and that they are the directors of their own protective measures.
Your Fat Friend Wants You to Start Having Conversations With Fat People
Anti-fat bias and diet obsession hurt everyone, says Aubrey Gordon. Her new book looks at the roots of that harm and what we can do about it.
President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence
I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father鈥攐nly to then watch 鈥渉im鈥� win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.
Pandemic Lessons from Japan: A Tradition of Considering Others
There鈥檚 a certain powerfulness to cultures that practice consideration and support during times of crisis.
How to Keep Indoor Air Clean to Reduce the Chance of Spreading COVID
Using increased ventilation or running an appropriately sized air cleaner or filter can add an extra layer of protection.
The U.S. Has a Fresh Chance to Turn Around a Public Health Disaster
President-elect Biden鈥檚 COVID-19 advisory task force is filled with public health professionals. Also, the racially diverse panel looks a lot like the rest of America.
The Cafe Without a Front Door
An open-air cafe closes for winter with one last comfort meal outdoors, even in the rain.
If You Must Gather This Holiday Season, Consider These Precautions
An epidemiologist shares her family鈥檚 plan for safer holiday gatherings during the pandemic.
Portraits of Matriarchy: Where Grandmothers Are Still in Charge
Life around Lugu Lake鈥攈igh up in the Himalayas, straddling China鈥檚 Yunnan and Sichuan provinces鈥攈as been changing rapidly. Until relatively recently, the Mosuo, a Chinese ethnic minority of about 40,000 people,
How Celebrating the Day of the Dead Abroad Brought Me Home
Living in the United States, I came to understand the ancient Mexican tradition of honoring the dead.
The Feminist Magic of the Older Witch
Witchcraft is having a moment. But look past pop culture's teenaged spellbinders and consider the encouraging example of the unconventional crone.
7 Steps to Stay COVID-Safe This Winter
Cooler weather means more time spent indoors, which requires greater precautions to avoid contracting or spreading the coronavirus.
As Winter Approaches, States Consider How to Keep COVID in Check
As the U.S. braces for a seasonal uptick in COVID-19 cases, two public health researchers assess what鈥檚 worked for states to keep infection rates low.
Why Trump鈥檚 Health Care Move Is an Empty Promise
Trump鈥檚 executive order can鈥檛 replace the protections and systems in the Affordable Care Act.
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