To Combat Widespread Job Loss, Stay Local & Look to Import Replacement
Amid the grim reality of COVID-19, one of the rare feel-good storylines has been a local business that changes its…
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How Native Hawaiians Are Taking Internet Access Into Their Own Hands
There is a sovereign, 55-acre territory on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, Pu‘uhonua o Waimanalo, that, for the first time,…
We Are All on Native Land
With three news bureaus nationwide and a partnership with the Associated Press, Indian Country Today brings Native voices to mainstream…
Got Hunger?
Several U.S. cities have ambitious approaches to tackle food insecurity. But have they missed the most important part? As a…
Fashion Is Quietly a Major Fossil Fuel Industry—Could a Sustainable Revolution Be Around the Corner?
New York City is the fashion capital of the world. Its streets are peppered with influencers on Instagram photoshoots, its…
De-colonial Joy: Puerto Rico’s Community Currency
While the United States has some of the most successful community currencies in use, such as the BerkShare , surprisingly few Americans…
Can Cities Grant Nature the Right to Exist, and Thrive?
From preventing toxic algae blooms to banning aerial pesticide spraying, the fight for local control over environmental decisions elevates the…
The Case to Repair, and Not to Replace
The Right to Repair movement rejects the primacy of disposable culture and proprietary technology. How proposed legislation could notch a…
Local Currency: The BerkShare grows strong
Back in the 1990s, a couple of farmers and a deli owner in Western Massachusetts were denied loans, despite their…
The Paper on the Street
How street newspapers in cities empower the people who experience homelessness. In 2011, when Michael Thistle, 60, became homeless after…
About those Rocket Mortgage commercials
My take, for National Lampoon’s Final Edition Radio Hour: Apply Simply. Sign Quickly. Bend over.