鈥淭hey鈥� and the Emotional Weight of Words
Even in the smallest of interactions鈥攍ike how we use pronouns鈥攚e can create connections that allow us to challenge one another on our assumptions about gender.
Health & Happiness
Why You Should Watch an Uplifting Movie Tonight
Research shows meaningful films, in particular those that depict values of love, kindness, and connectedness, go a long way toward changing your worldview.
The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led by Women Wielding Words鈥擭ot Guns
鈥淪oft power鈥� gives communities words and tools to fight against violence, fear, and corruption and offers youth weapons of peace against an enemy that wants to drag them into war.
Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being Than Income Inequality
Researchers say happiness reveals more about human welfare than standard indicators like wealth, education, health, or good government.
How a Health Clinic Made a Local Grocery Store Part of Its Prescription
A partnership between a Boston health clinic and a local grocery shows what economic development can do when it makes community health a priority.
The Science Behind Why Good Things Really Do Happen to People Who Wait
Religions and philosophers have long praised the virtue of patience; now researchers are starting to do so as well.
The Future of Libraries Is Bigger Than Books
Modern libraries are essential in underserved communities as places where everyone is welcome to gather, work, borrow materials, or just spend time.
Finally, the U.S. Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a National Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. Now these organizers think it's time for the United States to do the same.
You Know What鈥檚 Really Gross? Not Periods, But Taxes on Periods
Class action lawsuits point out the irrationality of sales-tax exemptions for items such as Rogaine, foot powder, and Viagra鈥攂ut not menstrual products.
Live Each Day Like It’s Your … First?
Five reasons 鈥渓ive each day like it鈥檚 your last鈥� is the worst advice ever.
How an 1870 Suffragist鈥檚 Diary Helped a Modern Mormon Feminist Find Her Voice
Inspired by a 100-year-old diary, this founder of the Mormon feminist movement encourages everyone to keep journals and record their own history.
I Was a Fourth-Generation Coal Miner. Here鈥檚 Why I Quit
鈥淚 quit the mines, not entirely sure what I was going to do. I just knew that I could do something different.鈥�
How America鈥檚 鈥淲orst Walking City鈥� Got Back on its Feet
When Oklahoma City was named the least walkable city in America, residents approved an $18 million sidewalk improvement project to help their community get moving.
Forget Nutraloaf鈥擯risoners Are Growing Their Own Food
From New York to California, prison gardening programs serve as cost-effective food sources and provide inmates with better nutrition.
5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier
Happy people are healthier, make more money, and live longer. Thankfully researchers say it鈥檚 something we can cultivate with practice. Here鈥檚 how.
Poor Families and Blue-Collar Heroes: 鈥淭he Confirmation鈥� is Keeping Hollywood Real
鈥淣ebraska鈥� writer Bob Nelson on his new film and how economically depressed father and son characters are pulled from his own life story.
When Communities Decide They鈥檝e Had Enough Violence
The new Nonviolent Cities project asks us to go beyond calls to end violence and instead create a pervasive culture of nonviolence.
5 Prisons Improving Life on the Inside
From canine cellmates to computer training, prisons across the country are finding small ways to make life behind bars better for inmates.
We Know Nature Makes Us Happier. Now Science Says It Makes Us Kinder Too
New studies show being in nature may increase your willingness to be generous, trusting, and helpful toward others.
Why Sex Ed Should Include Lessons on Young Love
The silence among adults about the existence of teen love may take a particular toll on adolescent boys.
Are Candidates Exploiting the Families of Black Victims for Votes? Sandra Bland鈥檚 Mom Says 鈥淣o鈥�
Black votes matter, but some question whether Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton鈥檚 endorsements from relatives of police brutality victims are appropriate.
Eat to Boost Immunity: 6 Things You Need and Where to Find Them
Essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin D and Zinc can keep you from getting sick. But which foods have them, and when should you worry about consuming too much?
How Kissing Empowers Women
The rise of sexual-romantic kissing throughout history has defied cultural norms and put women in charge of romance.
Why Massive Snowstorms and Stranded Cars Make Us So Happy
Having fewer and slower cars on the streets where we live encourages neighborliness, makes us not only feel safer but actually be safer.
A Kentucky Domestic Violence Shelter Helps Women Grow Food鈥攁nd Confidence
Many survivors of domestic violence have had their attempts at work and creativity sabotaged for years. On these 40 acres of rolling farmland, they're being restored.
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