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How immigrants have brought diverse traditions to keep their ancestors and dead loved ones close.
Jennifer Luxton | Nov 1, 2019
Five ways to make your next protest more inviting and impactful.
Jennifer Luxton | Dec 26, 2017
These alternative burial methods give a purpose to your remains.
Jennifer Luxton | Oct 31, 2017
Meet Jen, who went to sleep-away camp a newbie activist and came back ready to fight for social change.
Jennifer Luxton | Sep 8, 2017
Take that lawn by the grass and grow something!
Jennifer Luxton, Erin Sagen | Jul 26, 2017
Put them on posters.
Jennifer Luxton | Apr 20, 2017
Readers submitted their ideas for updating the classic icon. See the winning poster ideas—and download your favorites.
Jennifer Luxton | Mar 28, 2017
The progressive agenda over the next four years will be hard-won—and heavily illustrated—if the past few weeks are any indication.
Jennifer Luxton | Feb 6, 2017
In the weeks leading up to Inauguration Day and the Women’s March on Washington, a furious knitting revolution is sweeping craft baskets across the country.
Jennifer Luxton | Jan 10, 2017
Skip the formaldehyde. How your body could become beautiful soil.
Jennifer Luxton | Apr 8, 2016
From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there's a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die.
Jennifer Luxton | Sep 3, 2015
As long as there has been lending, there have been times when the people’s debt becomes a crisis. Here’s a look at the policy solutions governments have been using, starting in ancient Sumer.
Lindsey Weedston, Jennifer Luxton | Aug 31, 2015
The #BaltimoreUprising isn't just about one death. Years of systemic neglect have left people with shorter lives, poor educations, and few employment opportunities.
Jennifer Luxton, Araz Hachadourian | May 1, 2015