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

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

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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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 ...

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 ...

When wildfires swept through southern Oregon in 2020, Maria and her family lost 14 years of hard work almost overnight. Their home, their car, and most of their belongings went ...

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

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