12 Ways Communities Are Taking Care of Each Other During the Pandemic
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
Health & Happiness
Sheltering in Place: How I Find Stillness During Crisis
For a few moments each night, my husband and I are transforming our rather ordinary little house into a sanctuary.
People Are Fleeing to Appalachia to Escape COVID-19. That Needs to Stop
Wealthy urbanites 鈥渆scaping鈥� the coronavirus are overstressing already poor communities, and probably bringing the virus with them.
Coronavirus Is a Historic Trigger Event. Now Is the Time for a Social Movement to Rise
We can build a powerful people鈥檚 response to provide care in our communities and reshape the limits of what is politically possible.
Community Solidarity Through Homemade Face Masks
Here are some of our favorite instructions for making them鈥攁nd an invitation to share your creations with us.
During the Coronavirus Outbreak, Telemedicine Offers a Solution
Remote health care can help stem the spread of the virus and protect hospital workers while still addressing health issues.
Saving People from Coronavirus Can Teach Us How to Do the Same for Climate Change
The global pandemic has slowed polluting human activity, while the climate crisis hasn鈥檛 been able to make a dent. This could be a turning point.
Stewing on Doing
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Parenting During Coronavirus: Opportunities to Reconnect and Decolonize
Distancing ourselves from an extractive economy and colonial mindset presents an opportunity for parents to reconnect with our children and with the little child inside of us.
Don鈥檛 Blame Bats or Pangolins. Human Actions Caused the Coronavirus
As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics.
A Simple, Low-Cost Way to Reduce Spread of Coronavirus
Research shows face masks are highly effective鈥攂ut there aren't enough even for health care workers.
How Uruguay Is Honoring Health Care Workers
Every night, residents of the small South American country stand on their balconies and clap, cheer, or whistle to show their gratitude and solidarity.
How Schools Worldwide Are Tackling the Coronavirus Challenge
Schools are closed for hundreds of millions of students, but educators, parents, and children are still learning鈥攊ncluding how to keep a sense of connection.
Still Here
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Community Care: An Indigenous Response to Coronavirus
Our decolonial work involves supporting the collective over our own ego and honoring the interdependence of all beings.
Lessons from the Coronavirus Can Help Us Overcome the Climate Crisis
鈥淭his is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.鈥�
The Women Who Welcomed Immigrants
A century ago, impoverished European immigrants got health care and practical help from the settlement house movement.
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Shown That Capitalism Is Failing
Our social safety net and the government鈥檚 response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
How to Save Elections From a Pandemic
Utah has shown both how to get more people to vote and how to overcome the political resistance that electoral reforms inevitably run into.
We Need to Talk About Privilege and the Coronavirus Pandemic
This is a call to look back at history so that we can determine a better way forward.
4 Ways to Socialize and Build Community While Stuck at Home
Just because we cannot be physically present in each other鈥檚 lives doesn鈥檛 mean we have to lose our sense of kinship and interdependence.
Health Care Access in Appalachia and the Coronavirus Pandemic
As medical centers across Appalachia focus on increasing their capacity to test for the virus, these statistics provide a better understanding of the region's health and access to care.
50 Ways to Stay SANE During the Coronavirus Pandemic
SANE stands for strong, active, neighborly, and energetic.
An Anarchist Quaker鈥檚 Prayer to Soothe Anxiety
What my therapist said when she closed her office because of coronavirus.
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