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Trading for the Future by Remembering Our Past

At the Minneapolis American Indian Center, chef Brian Yazzie (Diné, Navajo) serves about 200 meals a day to the community’s…

Amid the grim reality of COVID-19, one of the rare feel-good storylines has been a local business that changes its…

Back in the 1990s, a couple of farmers and a deli owner in Western Massachusetts were denied loans, despite their…

Clare Kenny is a natural builder. She uses natural and up-cycled salvaged materials to build houses, incorporating everything from straw…

I am honored to report I am an In These Times Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting 2018-2019 Fellow! I will continue to…

I’ve been writing about the economic and environmental realities of marginalized communities for some time, primarily from the perspective of…

In 1960, black families in Minnesota made about 74% of what white families made. Today, they make about half of what…

Life without money in Detroit’s survival economy When her car broke down, Halima Cassells didn’t have $400 to fix it.…

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