As Housing Costs Soar, A Revolution In Affordable Homes
Homes of the future: 22 million Americans live in factory-built homes, an increasing number of them ... [+] energy-efficient with quality construction. Next Step Network America’s
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How Strengthening Democracy Begins With Better Local News
Darryl Holliday City Bureau How can we make local news into invaluable civic infrastructure? News that’s really a public good? Darryl Holliday is a journalist, participatory-media
The Leading Edge: What Inuit Can Teach Us About Climate Monitoring And Adaptation
Joel Heath, creator of SIKU: The Indigenous Knowledge Social Network Arctic Eider Society How can we all get smarter about monitoring climate change in our communities?
In The Happiest Place On Earth, A Revolution In Mental Health Care
Mental health crises are making headlines across the world. And even pre-Covid, in 2017, the WHO recorded a 13 percent jump in mental health conditions and substance use disorders compared
From Coal To Clean Energy: Welcome To The New Appalachian Economy
In the heart of coal country Appalachia, a new cross-sector coalition is positioned to lead the region, and perhaps even the country, in the transition to green energy. A potential
How Women Farmers Feed The World
Now that the science about climate change is undeniable, the conversation is finally shifting to how we transition towards more regenerative living. Food is at the center of it all.
The Myth Of Financial Literacy—And Why Wealth Justice Is A Better Goal
Chloe McKenzie BlackFem Chloe McKenzie is introducing the concept of “wealth justice” as a way to put into context generations of financial trauma resulting from
Open Prisons Work – Lessons From India
In 1954, a few years after India gained its independence, the governor of the western Indian state of Rajasthan and other freedom fighters who had spent time behind bars during
How To Fix The Drug Pricing Crisis—And The Patent Problem Fueling It
Drug prices are increasingly out of reach for millions, but there is gathering momentum to ... [+] course-correct, says Priti Krishtel. Pixabay/Pexels Millions of Americans
Uplifting Black Fathers In America
Nearly 20 million kids in the US are growing up without a relationship with their fathers, which is strongly correlated to these kids experiencing a range of lifelong adversities from
The Rise Of Climate Cases: How 58,000 People Took The Belgian Government To Court
In June 2021, Brussel’s court of first instance found that the Belgian authorities’ failure to prevent the "detrimental" effects of climate change was in violation of its civil and human
How Co-Creation Strategies Lead To Success: An Example In Affordable Housing
In 2011, Kentucky-based social entrepreneur Stacey Epperson set out to address the shortage of safe, affordable housing, a problem she knew well from her upbringing in rural Appalachia. “I looked
The Internet Is A Right, Not A Technology
When the pandemic hit in India, many of the country’s policies around vaccine roll-outs, online education and welfare services assumed universal Internet access and literacy. Yet, only 60 percent of
Human Rights Documentation In The Digital Age: Why Machine Learning Isn’t A Silver Bullet
When the Syrian uprising started nearly 10 years ago, videos taken by citizens of attacks against them such as chemical and barrel bomb strikes started appearing on social media. While
True Cost Of Food: What We Measure, Matters
Paula Daniels, Center for Good Food Purchasing Co-Founder and Chief of What's Next Center for Good Food Purchasing The U.S. spends $1 trillion on food