Inequality for All: Documentary Antidote to “Elysium Economy”
From gated communities in outer space to graphs about who owns the wealth, two new films are giving Americans a window into the issue of income inequality
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Making Hurricane Preparedness Fun…and Delicious
The Jamaica Plain New Economy transition town has found that pie parties are a good way to get more people interested in disaster preparedness.
Sex in the Wild (a First-Hand Account)
What I learned about love from a hermaphrodite, a cannibal, and a dizzyingly diverse array of sea creatures.
What Would Nature Do? Not Wall Street
Models for a healthy down-to-earth economy are all around us.
Pete Seeger: 鈥淵ou Stick Together 鈥橳il It鈥檚 Won鈥�
Gleaned from letters, essays, and articles, 鈥淧ete Seeger: In His Own Words鈥� reveals how the celebrated folk singer has considered, at every turn, what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is deafening.
Can U.S. Citizens End Israel鈥檚 Legal Impunity?
Each time international law has attempted to censure Israel for its recent violations of human rights, the United States has stepped in to stop the process. If anyone is in a position to do something about this, it鈥檚 the U.S. public.
Your Body is a Body of Water
A storyteller asks what you'd do if you knew your body was part of the water web.
Standing with Troy Davis in His Final Days
A year ago today, the state of Georgia executed a man whose guilt was widely contested. Jen Marlowe, friend and journalist, on what it was like to stand with the Davis family on the last day.
Foreclosure Aftermath: What We Leave Behind
Our homes tell the story of where we come from and who we are. What happens when we lose them?
Now, Let鈥檚 Occupy the Ballot
During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
Change Now, Vote Later
Political answers will come when we build a network of solidarity and action that pushes on all fronts for a true democracy.
The Night I Forgave My Daughter鈥檚 Killer
How a grieving mother put compassion before vengeance, and found closure along the way.
The Healing of Wild Horses: Our Truths Come From Tenure on This Land
On the Trail of Tears, we walked from one history into more difficult times, and by the time we reached Indian Territory, Oklahoma, none of our ponies remained.
The Child We Never Had
Co-parenting lets friends and community share the load and rewards of raising children.
Returning Grandpa鈥檚 Love
A family economy that doesn't outsource care鈥攁t either end of life.
How To Have An Open Relationship
Three simple tips for making it work
鈥淚n the Face of This Truth鈥�
It鈥檚 time to talk honestly about collapse鈥搉o matter how others may respond.
Why Power Is Not a Dirty Word
Frances Moore Lapp茅 looks at redefining power and taking it back.
What White People Fear
A white guy confesses his fears and tells why he seeks out settings beyond his comfort zone.
Generation Mixed: Breaking the Race Barrier
How the under-35 set is breaking the race barrier.
United by Hard Times: Workers Organize Across Race Lines
A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever.
Weapons of Mass Democracy
Here鈥檚 evidence that nonviolence is the most powerful tool to promote democracy and overthrow tyranny.
Money from Nothing
Supplying money should be a public service, not a cash cow for banks.
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
Wall Street is bankrupt. Instead of trying to save it, we can build a new economy that puts money and business in the service of people and the planet鈥攏ot the other way around.
The New Deal Happened Because the Grassroots Made it Happen
Roosevelt didn鈥檛 come up with all those progressive programs on his own.
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