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1.5 Million American Families Live on $2 a Day鈥擳hese Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why

For their new book, H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of America鈥檚 poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty, and how to make it happen.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 24, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford鈥擜nd a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth

More than 200 land trusts around the country help struggling families buy their first homes, often in gentrifying neighborhoods.

Penn Loh | Sep 17, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Do Interest-Free Loans Make Sense? No, But They Do Make a Difference

Neighbors are helping crowdfund the dreams of local entrepreneurs, giving community businesses the chance to expand with interest-free loans.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 8, 2015

Cooperatives

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They鈥檙e Renting to Bakers and Brewers

Though the model is new and small, it holds outsize potential for the many neighborhoods whose downtowns are controlled by faraway landlords or retail chains.

Olivia LaVecchia | Sep 4, 2015

Activism | Cooperatives | Citizens United | Renewable energy | Health care

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.

Sarah van Gelder | Aug 13, 2015

Cooperatives

This NYC Real Estate Co-Op Helps Small Businesses Stay Put

A New York City co-op raises $1.2 million in pledges to fight gentrification and provide affordable rent for local business owners.

Araz Hachadourian | Jul 31, 2015

Jobs

How Buying the Local Post Office Will Help My Family Farm and Small Town Survive

I never thought farming would mean owning a post office. But looking at my community and our need to define ourselves as a place, that seems to be our family farm's next job.

Shannon Hayes | Jun 30, 2015

Renewable energy

How This Library Paid $1 to Install Its Solar Panels

In West Virginia, Solar Holler helps nonprofits install solar panels for less than the price of a cup of coffee.

Mary Hansen | Jun 2, 2015

Jobs

These Friends from High School Bought an Abandoned Factory. Now They’re Distilling Artisanal Whiskeys鈥�

Much as blight can be contagious, so can renewal. How grassroots community groups are saving neighborhoods and building new businesses.

Samuel Dolgin-Gardner | May 20, 2015

Where Do 鈥淩ednecks鈥� Really Come From? A New Museum Has the Surprising Answer

Tourists spend $400 more per trip on average when their trips focus on history and culture. That could be a big opportunity for West Virginia's changing economy.

Catherine V. Moore | May 20, 2015

Sustainable food and farming | Water

Even in a Drought, California Farms Have a Future鈥擝ut They鈥檒l Need Local Control to Succeed

Some California farmers have discovered ways to farm that use very little water, yet thirstier methods still dominate. What gives?

Keith Harrington | May 12, 2015

Citizens United

One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished Since 2008. Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis

While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?

Stacy Mitchell | May 6, 2015

Water

The U.S. Has Nearly 600 Coal Waste Sites. Why They’ve Got West Virginians Worried

Residents fear that coal-contaminated water is seeping into their wells. But a lack of evidence is stalling action.

Erin L. McCoy | Apr 24, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets鈥擧elping Families and Local Businesses

The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.

Araz Hachadourian | Apr 22, 2015

Big City Living May Help You Slow Down, Stress Less, and Be Happy鈥�. Really!

From New York City to Barcelona, cities across the world are turning to 鈥渟low living鈥� to make their communities happier and healthier in the face of increasing urbanization.

Zanna McKay | Apr 17, 2015

What Your Town Can Learn From America’s Most Walkable Suburb

It's got great transit, plenty of sidewalks, and values people more than cars.

Jay Walljasper | Mar 31, 2015

Replace the Gospel of Money: An Interview With David Korten

What if we measured wealth in terms of life, and how well we serve it?

Dean Paton | Feb 20, 2015

Cooperatives | Sustainable food and farming

Local Food With a Big Twist: Oregon Super-Cooperative Takes Aim at the Corporate Food System

This co-op south of Portland wants to strengthen the local food system by helping local farmers cooperate instead of compete with one another.

Liz Pleasant, Mary Hansen | Feb 19, 2015

Young Adults Love Walking, Biking, and Buses鈥�11 Reasons That鈥檚 Good For Everyone

Buses, trains, bikes, and walking represent more than an efficient means of getting from one place to another. They move us toward a brighter future because of the many social and economic benefits they foster.

Jay Walljasper | Feb 3, 2015