What wildfires do to our minds
A Northern California community offers mental health first-aid to survivors of devastating fires.
The kind of heroes we need to actually save the planet
Collectively, we can embody a new type of hero that challenges mainstream iconography.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 10, 2018
Trump rule would give $2.5 billion tax cut to big bank fat cats, Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion, and more.
A new roadmap for getting change done
The victories of young, fresh insurgents get the most attention, but equally important is the beginning of reform within DNC.
Why unarmed civilian protection is the best path to sustainable peace
“Unarmed civilian protection challenges the widespread assumption that ‘where there is violence we need soldiers,’ or that armed actors will only yield to violent threat.”
Walling in the opioid crisis?
Mr. President, if you want to tackle a genuine national emergency and are eager to spend another $5.7 billion or far more on a project that will, in the end, make you look better to everybody, including your base, take on the opioid epidemic.
5 ways small actions have huge power
To those who take the bus or refuse plastic toothbrushes: Don’t listen to the cynics. Research shows the little things matter.
Scotland Yard investigating sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein has reportedly entered rehab in an attempt to lighten his sentence in the face of multiple impending international sexual assault and rape investigations.
A political renaissance in Ethiopia: What should change look like?
This is a truly historic time for Ethiopia, general elections are scheduled to take place in 2020, between now and then the opportunity exists for a national debate to take place.
From mowing the grass to cutting the flesh
How young women learn to hate their genitals.