It Took Me Years to Believe That Black Lives Matter. Now Here鈥檚 What I Need From You
Internalized racism prevented me from seeing how the system works.
Health & Happiness
Take a Walk: 11 Ways to Build the Healthy Habit
Walking might just be the easiest way to get in daily exercise. Here are a few ways to make the practice even easier.
Researchers Say Watching Movies Helps You Work Your Empathy Muscle
Can something as simple as watching movies鈥攁nd empathizing with fictional characters鈥攈elp generate more compassion and understanding in the real world?
Brazil Bans Corporate Donations in Politics (And Other News to Chew On)
A California tribe fights bottled water; an Argentinian province dedicates 1 percent of civil service jobs to transgender workers; and Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a blow to corporate politics.
For These Borrowers and Lenders, Debt Is a Relationship Based on Love
There could be a different financial system, one where debt allows us to honor our freedom rather than our servitude.
Surgeon General鈥檚 Prescription for Health: Walk More
New landmark report announces national campaign to encourage Americans to walk more, by making communities safer and more accessible.
Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.
New Movie Finds 鈥淣o Escape鈥� From Controversy. Here’s What the Filmmakers Have to Say About It.
I interviewed the filmmakers of "No Escape" to see if they think their movie is racist. Spoiler alert: They don't.
Drugs, Sex, and Debt: It鈥檚 Time to Revamp 鈥淭he Talk鈥�
Let鈥檚 remove the shame from the conversation and help the next generation avoid the debilitating amounts of debt that keep us from buying houses or taking vacations.
This Artist Collects Your Worst Fears and Turns Them Into Something Great
The Fear Project uses art to visually interpret the parts of life that scare us the most, normalizing fear as a part of ourselves.
How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer鈥擝y Throwing Parties In Them
Since nearly a third of the city's walkable spaces are filled with cars, these residents decided to take back the alleys.
6 Strategies to Make Powerful Social Change鈥擲tarting With 鈥淪tay Woke鈥�
Bree Newsome鈥檚 removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse reminds us that real change comes from people power.
At the World’s First Empathy Museum, Visitors Walk a Mile in Another Person鈥檚 Shoes鈥擫iterally
Founders of the first ever empathy museum are calling for a revolution of human relationships. Here's how you can help.
Video: 10 Years After Katrina, Has New Orleans Recovered?
This new documentary looks at gentrification in New Orleans and its effects on the city's low-income communities.
After 20 Years Reporting on Solutions, I鈥檓 Going on a Journey to Find Where Hope Lies Now
猫咪社区! co-founder Sarah van Gelder sets out on a road trip to find the edge of change.
School Behind Bars: How College Kids and Incarcerated Youth Benefit From Learning Together
Graduates of an 鈥淚nside-Out鈥� program in Oregon say that the experience transformed the way they see the prison system鈥攁nd themselves.
The Rad History Book Every Girl (and Boy) Should Have on Their Bookshelf
A new feminist children's book honors 26 awesome women who changed the world.
The Indigenous Rituals That Heal Us
How the Medicine Wheel can guide us to transform communities that have suffered from racial injustice
A Mom鈥檚 Guide to Decluttering: Why My Kids Gave Up Almost All Their Toys
I hate clutter, and one morning I just couldn't take it anymore. Here's how I got my kids to throw out their toys and tidy up our house.
I鈥檓 My Daughter鈥檚 Best Friend. How Do I Help Her Become Her Own Person?
Our isolated life on the farm keeps my family close, but it can also stand in the way of my daughter becoming her own person.
Rev. Sekou on Today鈥檚 Civil Rights Leaders: 鈥淚 Take My Orders From 23-Year-Old Queer Women鈥�
A leading activist pastor speaks about the emerging face of civil rights leadership in 21st century America.
Can We Learn About Empathy From Torturing Robots? This MIT Researcher Is Giving It a Try
Should we treat robots sort of like animals, or strictly as tools? Researcher Kate Darling says the time has come to take these questions seriously.
Swapping Screen Time for Getting Dirty: Why Kids Need to Spend More Time Outside
In his book 鈥淗ow to Raise a Wild Child,鈥� Dr. Scott D. Sampson argues that the current disconnect between kids and the natural world is a threat to their physical, mental, and emotional health.
Truth and Reconciliation at Work: How These Commissions Help Heal Wounds From Racial Injustice
Fania Davis explains how Truth and Reconciliation Commissions can help communities heal from a history of racial violence and oppression.
7 Small Towns Taking Big Steps to Get People Walking
These communities are helping residents take steps towards healthier lives by making walking a priority.
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