Study Shows Mindful Meditation Helps Reduce Racial Bias
A new study shows that meditation can transform racial bias at any age.
Democracy
What Native Hawaiian Culture Can Teach Us About Gender Identity
As the documentary Kumu Hina reveals, living between both genders is the more powerful 鈥渕ahu" way.
Debt Collective Marches on New Orleans for Free Higher Ed
鈥淚t鈥檚 not about freeloading. It鈥檚 about what we鈥檙e willing to extend to each other as a society.鈥�
Rev. Sekou on Today鈥檚 Civil Rights Leaders: 鈥淚 Take My Orders From 23-Year-Old Queer Women鈥�
A leading activist pastor speaks about the emerging face of civil rights leadership in 21st century America.
All Sign Language, No Subtitles: Behind the Ukrainian Thriller That鈥檚 Changing How We Experience Cinema
"The Tribe" has no spoken dialogue at all鈥攙iewers must search for meaning through body language and emotion. This is why it works.
The Case for a 鈥淛azz Revolution鈥� Against Corporate Capitalism
Bottom up? Top down? Improvisation is the key to a middle way.
Obama鈥檚 Push for Corporate Rule: A Moment of Opportunity
Call it populism versus corporatism or democracy versus corporate rule. Either way, it is a far more meaningful political division than two political parties debating big government versus small.
How a White Supremacist Became a Civil Rights Activist
The story of a KKK leader鈥檚 transformation shows us that we need not live forever with the kind of violence we saw in Charleston last week.
Six Ways TPP Opponents Have Won鈥擡ven as Fast Track Advances
Critics of the TPP forged relationship with foreign allies, firmed up union positions, and forced some concessions on the secrecy of the text.
Watch Jon Stewart鈥檚 Moving Comments on Charleston Shooting and Racism in America鈥�
For once, Stewart had no jokes to offer.
Meet the Scientist Breeding More Resilient Bees (And 4 Other People Working to Save the Pollinators)
With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity's most important pollinators.
Can Money Help Shrink Jail Populations? The MacArthur Foundation Is Betting $75M on It
The grants will help jail systems develop a plan for eliminating 鈥渢he overuse and misuse of jails.鈥� But prisoner advocate Dan Berger says this doesn鈥檛 address larger issues like police bias and racism.
150 Years Later, Two Universities Answer for Their Founder’s Role in the Sand Creek Massacre
Under pressure from students and community members, Northwestern University and University of Denver take the first steps towards righting historic wrongs.
Ursula K. Le Guin Calls on Fantasy and Sci Fi Writers to Envision Alternatives to Capitalism
This award-winning author explains how fantasy and science fiction writers can stand up to the corporate system.
Is Populism Making a Comeback? What You Need to Know About Its History鈥擜nd Its Future
The 19th century populists gave us co-ops and workers' rights. Here's how we can build on their work to solve 21st century problems.
This College Student Chained Herself to a Shell Oil Ship for Three Days. Here鈥檚 Why.
Will young activists do anything to stop oil drilling in the Arctic?
鈥淢ad Max: Fury Road鈥� Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
Who ruined Mad Max鈥檚 world? The new film isn't afraid to lay blame 鈥� and suggest a way forward.
Less than 1 Percent of Sweden鈥檚 Garbage Ends Up at the Dump
How the country heats its homes, and another 23 facts about our world today.
A Brief History of Happiness: How America Lost Track of the Good Life鈥攁nd Where to Find It Now
For decades, we've been taught that economic growth and buying more stuff will make us happy鈥攚hile trashing the planet. The good news is, there鈥檚 a better kind of happy: It starts with meaningful work, loving relationships, and a thriving natural world.
You鈥檝e Heard What鈥檚 Wrong in Freddie Gray鈥檚 Neighborhood. Here鈥檚 One Local鈥檚 Vision for Turning That Around
Blaize Connelly-Duggan鈥檚 vision for the neighborhood is all about community ownership and development without displacement.
Watch John Oliver Explain How Absurd the US Standardized Testing System Is
John Oliver does a damn good job of explaining how ridiculous our standardized testing system is.
After Years of Living as Squatters, These Filipino Neighbors Fought for Nice, New Homes in Their Community鈥擜nd Won
When the Manila government proposed relocating squatter families out of the city, residents came together and asked for housing in their own neighborhood.
One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished Since 2008. Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis
While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
Baltimoreans Celebrate Charging of Officers鈥擝ut Say It鈥檚 Just First Step
鈥淚t鈥檚 not 鈥榞ame over,鈥� it鈥檚 鈥榞ame on.鈥� Now, we can actually start to see things happening.鈥�
Photos: Baltimore Protests Inspire Renewed Sense of Direction For Community Leaders鈥�
鈥淚f 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.鈥�
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