adrienne maree brown commemorates the winter solstice with a poem about braving the dark until the light comes.

A new “toolbox for liberation” demonstrates that a more just world is not only possible—it’s actively under construction.

A coalition in Oregon is fighting to expand access to food assistance—regardless of immigration status.

Research has consistently demonstrated that early childhood—those critical years from infancy to age 5—impacts long-term social, emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being. Kids who access ...

When Corea went into a kennel at Harbor Shelter in San Pedro, California, to care for Brie, the dog went for her leg and, according to Corea, “started fighting me like crazy.” Though Corea screamed ...

What if the solutions to our greatest challenges were already all around us? This idea comes from a simple yet radical belief that the wisdom to transform our world already exists in our communities.

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“Home sweet home” is not quite so simple in the time of polycrisis—economic, political, environmental. Far from the white-picket-fence propaganda of earlier eras, we must reimagine how we live and ...

In his new book, Building the Black City: The Transformation of American Life, Joe Trotter Jr., Ph.D., explores the role of Black Americans in creating, sustaining, and expanding cities all over the ...

This past spring, a colorful poster displayed a ring of emojis at a student table outside the cafeteria at Maritime and Science Technical Academy, a 6–12 school in Miami. Called the climate emotions ...

Free meals for all school children is an essential element of education—and one the majority of people in the U.S. support.

As the United States gears up for another Trump presidency, communities are feeling shock waves of emotion that range from fear and despair to powerlessness and anger. Many of us are experiencing ...