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In Palestine and Beyond, Tear Gas Takes Environmental Toll
In an area threatened by chemical attacks, Palestinians are planting gardens and implementing permaculture.
After Years of Abuse, the Earth Has Sent Its Bill Collectors
We have to stop relying on our “Capitalism One” card to defer the true cost of what we exploit and consume.
Retired Oil Rigs Off California Coast Could Find New Lives as Artificial Reefs
Rigs-to-reefs conversions could serve as a model for decommissioning thousands of other offshore platforms worldwide.
End This Hidden Risk to Military Families
When our family members sign up, they sign away some of their rights — and ours.
How Citizens’ Assemblies Could Be Used to Tackle Climate Change
Citizens’ assemblies can shift power back to the public.
Megadonor’s Threat Wasn’t Enough to Stop Missouri Abortion Ban
While major donors are made more potent in the post-Citizens United Era, politicians don't always listen.
New York City Moves Forward With Paid Vacation Measure
Workers in the United States put in more time than workers in any other wealthy country.
Green Parties Surge in EU Parliamentary Elections
Greens secured 71 seats in the European Parliament—up from 52 seats five years ago.
What Would It Mean to Deeply Accept That We’re in Planetary Crisis?
The work of these times is not about saving the world but rather about belonging to it more fully.
This Memorial Day, Let’s Learn From Our Mistakes and End Illegal War
We can do it if we stop believing the lie that the price of freedom is a large-scale loss of human life.